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Pyrrhotite, Calcite, Quartz from Mina el Potosí, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Pyrrhotite, Calcite, Quartz from Mina el Potosí, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Pyrrhotite, Calcite, Quartz from Mina el Potosí, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 16686
Mineral:Pyrrhotite, Calcite, Quartz
Locality:Mina el Potosí, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Hemispherical mass of 3-6 mm quartz and calcite crystals with parallel pyrrhotite crystals up to 6 cm long on one side. Good large specimen with no apparent damage. Has old label from Min. Rec. Auction (Gardner Miller donor). Ex. Earle C. Sullivan (1906-2005), author of History and Minerals of Old Mine Park, Trumbull, Ct.
Overall Size:13x9x5 cm
Crystals:3-60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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