Goethite after Pyrite with Calcite
specimen number:
1652171
location:
N'Chwaning II Mine, Northern Cape, South Africa
description:
Crystals of what were once pyrite measuring to 1.5 cm in size now replaced by goethite and scattered across the top of this matrix with yellow crystals of calcite. In good condition.
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