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Goethite Psm Pyrite

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Goethite Psm Pyrite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Sa Matta Mine, Orani, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 3.4 × 2.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
58.00gr
Description

Choice miniature of textbook pyrite pseudomorphed by goethite from the quarries of Orani, in Sardinia. An elegant and complex crystal, clear of damage, perched on top of the talc matrix.

Quite dramatic display and color contrast, sought-after material.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Goethite

Formula: 
α-Fe3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.00.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Hollertszug Mine (Hollerter Zug Mine), Dermbach, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Pyrite

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

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