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Pyrite & Ankerite

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Pyrite & Ankerite

From an old miner collection 1931 - 2021
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Westerholt Mine, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
18 × 8 × 8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

1667g heavy specimen of  Pyrite up to 3mm associated with Ankerite from the Zeche Westerholt, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr area (Zeche in German is translated coal mine)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Ankerite

Formula: 
Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria

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Seller Shipment Germany 6,00 EUR  Europe 9,00 EUR Worldwide shipment 12,00 EUR