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Calcite with Pyrite from Steele Mine, Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada

 
Calcite with Pyrite from Steele Mine, Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada

Calcite with Pyrite from Steele Mine, Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada

Calcite with Pyrite from Steele Mine, Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada

Calcite with Pyrite from Steele Mine, Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 40952
Mineral:Calcite with Pyrite
Locality:Steele Mine, Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
Description:Translucent gray-brown rhombohedral calcite crystals up to 40 mm across with hemispherical rosettes up to 4 mm diameter of small metallic pyrite crystals. The calcite has red internal zones due to microscopic hematite inclusions. Two areas are cleaved. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #6725; ex. Wards
Overall Size:8x6.5x5 cm
Crystals:1-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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