Pyrite after Pyrrhotite with Sphalerite
specimen number:
4082279
location:
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
description:
Pseudo-hexagonal crystals of what were once pyrrhotite to 3.0 cm in size and quite larger, now replaced by crystallized golden pyrite and scattered throughout this black sphalerite crystal matrix.
Size: 14.0 x 11.5 x 3.0 cm (cabinet)
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