Calcite with Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
specimen number:
1654868
location:
Trepca, Mitrovica, Kosovo
description:
An attractive large combination piece from this famous locality. Colorless rhombohedral translucent crystals of calcite averaging 1.5 cm in size are scattered across the top of a crystallized pyrite and pyrrhotite matrix. This is in good condition. The calcite crystals are brightly fluorescent red under longwave ultraviolet light. The fluorescence is shown at the end of the video.
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