Pyrite after Pyrrhotite
specimen number:
1652175
location:
Pasto Bueno, Pallasca, Ancash, Peru
description:
Thin platy crystals of what were once pyrrhotite in a cluster replaced by crystallized pyrite. Minor quartz is present. Fluorite is present as well. In good condition.
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