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Pyrrhotite

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Description
Locality: 
Nikolayevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

Superb little group of brassy pyrrhotite crystals. The main crystal measures 3cm across and is wonderfully isolated and in perfect condition.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrrhotite

Formula: 
Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
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