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Limonite Psm Pyrite

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Limonite Psm Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Falcacci Stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 5.3 × 2.4 cm
Weight: 
121.00gr
Description

Cluster of octahedral cubic crystals 20 mm large  with complex habitus typical of Falcazzi stope. The pyrite crystals are superficially oxidized and in some places the shiny faces below re-emerge.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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