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Calcite on Pyrite with Scheelite from Banská Stiavnica (formerly Selmecbanya), Slovenske Rudohorie Mountains, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

 
Calcite on Pyrite with Scheelite from Banská Stiavnica (formerly Selmecbanya), Slovenske Rudohorie Mountains, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Calcite on Pyrite with Scheelite from Banská Stiavnica (formerly Selmecbanya), Slovenske Rudohorie Mountains, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Calcite on Pyrite with Scheelite from Banská Stiavnica (formerly Selmecbanya), Slovenske Rudohorie Mountains, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Calcite on Pyrite with Scheelite from Banská Stiavnica (formerly Selmecbanya), Slovenske Rudohorie Mountains, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite on Pyrite with Scheelite from Banská Stiavnica (formerly Selmecbanya), Slovenske Rudohorie Mountains, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite on Pyrite with Scheelite from Banská Stiavnica (formerly Selmecbanya), Slovenske Rudohorie Mountains, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

DESCRIPTION:No. 50352
Mineral:Calcite on Pyrite with Scheelite
Locality:Banská Stiavnica (formerly Selmecbanya), Slovenske Rudohorie Mountains, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
Description:Lustrous white calcite crystals to 1 mm in an elongated formation 22 mm high on weathered metallic pyrite. Microcrystals of an unidentified gray-metallic mineral coats areas of the calcite. A colorless scheelite crystal 4 mm across is on the bottom. Ex. Albert J. Beres collection #1353; acquired from Benke J. Tamás, collected in 1976
Overall Size:3.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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