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Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Wülfrath, Niederberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 5 × 3.5 cm
Description

Two crystallized aggregates of Pyrite cuboctahedrons in a black shist matrix. Larger Pyrite nodule measures 3 cm in diameter. Both nodules are visible from front and back side of the specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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