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Baryte Marcasite Dolomite & Pyrite

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Baryte Marcasite Dolomite & Pyrite

ex Collection Siebenborn (Korbach/Hesse)

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Description
Locality: 
Aurora Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.3 × 5.7 × 5.2 cm
Description

 Nice baryte crystals with marcasite dolomite and pyrite crystals 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Marcasite

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

Pyrite

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