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Pyrite with Covellite from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

 
Pyrite with Covellite from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

Pyrite with Covellite from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

DESCRIPTION:No. 38759
Mineral:Pyrite with Covellite
Locality:Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana
Description:Complex, striated pyrite crystals with an iridescent coating of dark gray covellite. Looks beautiful under magnification. For more information on this historic locality see article: Butte, Montana, Minerals, Mines, and History in Min. Rec. v.31 #2.
Overall Size:4x3x2 cm
Crystals:0.5-15.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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