| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Canada > Calcite with Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Apophyllite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 40839 |
| Mineral: | Calcite with Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Apophyllite |
| Locality: | Gaspe Copper Company Mine, Murdochville, Gaspe Peninsula, Québec, Canada |
| Description: | Translucent gray scalenohedral calcite crystal 5 cm long with surfaces overgrown with sparkling metallic pyrite microcrystals, platy bronze-colored pyrrhotite crystals up to 5 mm and colorless apophyllite crystals up to 2 mm. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #7915; collected in 1975; ex. National Museum of Natural Sciences of Canada |
| Overall Size: | 6x4x5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 50 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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