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Pyrite Marcasite Var Melnikovite

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Pyrite Marcasite Var Melnikovite

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Description
Locality: 
Rohdenhaus Quarry, Rohdenhaus, Niederberg Area, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.2 × 5.3 × 4 cm
Description

Melnikovite is a very rare, fine layered pyrite-marcasite aggregate, a 'schalenblende'-like mix of both.
This is one of the nicest specimen I've seen so far.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Marcasite

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

Melnikovite

Mixture Of: 

Pyrite

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

Marcasite

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

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