Pyrite epitaxial on Marcasite
specimen number:
3681061
location:
Nanisivik mine, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
description:
Lustrous crystals of pyrite growing epitaxially over the top of bladed crystals of marcasite. Naturally crystallized all around and in very good condition. This is the material that made this locality famous. Collected in the 1980s.
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