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Marcasite

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Description
Locality: 
Friedrich der Grosse Mine, Herne, Ruhr, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.3 × 7.4 × 5.5 cm
Description

This is an ultrafine specimen with countless, multifaced, golden crystals of Marcasite richly perched on matrix. The single crystals are excellent defined, sharped edged and they are showing a fine metallic sheen. This specimen is so nice and so typical,- that kind of Marcasite is unique for this great locale the "Zeche Friedrich der Große" near Herne. A super aesthetic piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Marcasite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
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