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Marcasite

Former collection Burger

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Description
Locality: 
Jura, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 2.7 × 1.5 cm
Weight: 
20.00gr
Description

Radial hemisphere of golden marcasite from the sedimentary formations of Jura, Switzerland (unnamed locality). The specimen has an oxidized - although stable - external border. Very rare among Swiss minerals and localities.

The specimen is several decades old, and despite that, very stable. It comes from the former Burger collection, collected pre-1950s and relabelled in modern times. The exact locality is not provided in the label.

Previous labels supplied (not photographed)
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Marcasite

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

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