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Pyrrhotite, Calcite, Quartz from Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

 
Pyrrhotite, Calcite, Quartz from Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Pyrrhotite, Calcite, Quartz from Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 14780
Mineral:Pyrrhotite, Calcite, Quartz
Locality:Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Description:Large specimen of needle-like quartz crystals up to 15 mm with metallic pyrrhotite crystals in interconnected, chain-like formations and white calcite crystals up to 2 cm. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination. No apparent damage.
Overall Size:10x9x4 cm
Crystals:5-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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