AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Wisconsin > Marcasite with Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 572 |
Mineral: | Marcasite with Calcite |
Locality: | Blackstone Mine, Shullsburg District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin |
Description: | Lustrous marcasite skull formation lined with translucent colorless calcite crystals on the inside. Calcite is well crystallized and quite clean. A single pinkish calcite is overgrown on the outside of the marcasite. Ex Doris J. Biggs Collection |
Overall Size: | 16x14x7cm |
Crystals: | 4-8mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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