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Pyrite and Quartz from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

 
Pyrite and Quartz from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

Pyrite and Quartz from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

DESCRIPTION:No. 34453
Mineral:Pyrite and Quartz
Locality:Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana
Description:Iridescent pyrite crystals up to 3 mm on colorless quartz crystals up to 4 mm. The pyrite crystals have a blue-yellow iridescence. For more information see article: Butte, Montana, Minerals, Mines, and History in Mineralogical Record Jan.-Feb. 2002.
Overall Size:45x25x12 mm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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