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Siderite & Pyrite

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Siderite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
El Vagón Mine, Lanteira, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 4.5 × 4.2 cm
Weight: 
129.00gr
Description

Very interesting specimen of crystallized siderite speckled with pyrite crystals, some possibly pseudomorphic after tetrahedrite. This deposit was finished a long time ago, and today it is prohibited to access the area since the site has been declared an environmental protection zone.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Pyrite

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

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