AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Pyrrhotite, Calcite, Quartz |
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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