Pyrrhotite-after-Ilvaite
specimen number:
4171183
location:
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
description:
A prismatic crystal of what was once ilvaite almost 7.0 cm in length, this now replaced by crystallized pyrrhotite. All set on a crystallized quartz matrix. Unique and very fine, this is in great condition. The specimen was figured in The Mineralogical Record, May, June issue 2013. A previous label comes with the specimen showing this.
Size: 8.0 x 6.0 x 2.0 cm (small-cabinet)
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