Calcite with Pyrite
specimen number:
8671024
location:
Black Jack mine, Galena, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, USA
description:
Colorless crystals of calcite to just under 2.0 cm in size translucent and scattered across the front of this crystallized pyrite mostly covered matrix. Minimal cleaving present, this still in good condition. Nice old timer from this area long now closed and gone. The calcite crystals fluoresce red in color.
Size: 12.0 x 9.0 x 5.0 cm (cabinet)
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