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Pyrite

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Locality: 
Büschhof Quarry, Wirtenbach, Waldbröl, Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 5.5 × 3.5 cm
Description

An interesting specimen showing lustrous golden pyrite inside a dolomitic vug. Büschhof quarry is well known for its fancy pyrites. This item features elongated modified cubes. One of them looks like a sceptre. Base of the specimen is formated by a saw cut.

Büschhof quarry is an interesting locality. Cu-, Fe-, Pb- and Zn-minerals are present inside a fossil devonian stromatopore reef.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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