Quartz-casts with Pyrite, Chalcopyrite
specimen number:
1114265
location:
Casteel No. 35 mine, Viburnum Trend, Iron Co., Missouri, USA
description:
Sparkling micro crystallized quartz forming hollow casts after a previous sulfide mineral to 2.2 cm in size. Minor pyrite present. Most assume the previous mineral now gone was galena. I'm not so certain that it wasn't chalcopyrite however.
Size: 16.0 x 13.0 x 10.5 cm (large-cabinet)
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