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Pyrite on Calcite from Los Remedios Mine, Level 4, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

 
Pyrite on Calcite from Los Remedios Mine, Level 4, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

Pyrite on Calcite from Los Remedios Mine, Level 4, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

Pyrite on Calcite from Los Remedios Mine, Level 4, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 47039
Mineral:Pyrite on Calcite
Locality:Los Remedios Mine, Level 4, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
Description:Iridescent metallic pyrite crystals to 1 mm partially coating lustrous translucent calcite crystals to 15 mm long with a later second generation of smaller calcite crystals to 4 mm. The iridescence of the pyrite varies from green to yellow to pink.
Overall Size:7x6x4.5 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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