Limonite after Pyrite with Calcite
specimen number:
1653888
location:
N'Chwaning Mines, Northern Cape, South Africa
description:
Sharp cubic crystals of what were once pyrite measuring to 1.5 cm in size, these now replaced by limonite. Small yellow crystals of calcite are scattered throughout. In good condition.
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