AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Pyrite on Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 19989 |
Mineral: | Pyrite on Calcite |
Locality: | Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey |
Description: | Very rich specimen of brassy pyrite crystals up to 2 mm on colorless calcite crystal matrix. The large number of pyrite crystals is extraordinary for zeolite cavities where sulfides rarely form, and usually in only a few scattered crystals. |
Overall Size: | 5x4x3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-2 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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