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Pyrite On Talc

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Pyrite On Talc

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Description
Locality: 
Siniscola, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3 × 4.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

Great pyrite specimen coming from Siniscola (Nu), Sardinia. The crystal is a combination of cube and pentagon-dodecahedron.

Nice the contrast between the white-gray base and the golden pyrite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Talc

Formula: 
Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
1.0
Streak: 
White

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