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Goethite Psm Psm Pyrite

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Goethite Psm Psm Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.2 × 4.7 cm
Weight: 
87.96gr
Description

An unusual specimen of goethite pseudomorphing a cluster of sharp pyrite crystals, associated with lustrous bright yellow calcite crystals from the Kalahari Manganese Field.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Goethite

Formula: 
α-Fe3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.00.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Hollertszug Mine (Hollerter Zug Mine), Dermbach, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Pyrite

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

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