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Marcasite

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Marcasite

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Description
Locality: 
Schauinsland District. Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 6 × 4.5 cm
Description

Golden aggregates of Marcasite covering a Sphalerite-rich matrix. A fine oldtimer from Schauinsland Mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Marcasite

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