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Calcite on Pyrite from Shullsburg District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin

 
Calcite on Pyrite from Shullsburg District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Calcite on Pyrite from Shullsburg District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin

DESCRIPTION:No. 38031
Mineral:Calcite on Pyrite
Locality:Shullsburg District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Description:Brassy metallic pyrite crystalline 1 cm thick plate covered on one face with translucent colorless calcite crystals with minor limonite staining. The calcite crystals are rhombohedral with secondary edge faces.
Overall Size:9x7x5 cm
Crystals:1-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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