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Manganite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Aggeneys, Namakwa District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 3.7 × 1.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

A very fine specimen of Maginite and pyrite crystals that came out from Aggeneys Mine....

Weight: 47 gr.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Manganite

Formula: 
Mn3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.FD.15
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Manganese deposit, Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany

Pyrite

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