Pyrite after Pyrrhotite with Quartz
specimen number:
4931003
location:
Potosi mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
description:
Pseudo-hexagonal crystals of what were once pyrrhotite to 1.3 cm in size, these now replaced by crystallized pyrite, are scattered across the top of a crystallized quartz matrix. Classic old material for this locality, this is in very good condition.
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