Arsenopyrite on Pyrite after Pyrrhotite with Calcite
specimen number:
2057008
location:
Trepca, Mitrovica, Kosovo
description:
Pseudo-hexagonal crystals of what were once pyrrhotite forming a cluster and replaced by pyrite, then coated with small blocky metallic lustrous crystals of arsenopyrite. Colorless crystals of translucent lustrous calcite are scattered throughout. This is in very good condition all around. The specimen dates pre-1990.
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