Pyrrhotite with Calcite
specimen number:
8642137
location:
Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
description:
Golden metallic platy pseudo-hexagonal crystals of pyrrhotite 0.4 cm in size scattered richly throughout this matrix mostly covered by rhombohedral sparkling colorless crystallized calcite. This is in good condition all around.
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