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Calcite with Pyrite inclusions from Faraday Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

 
Calcite with Pyrite inclusions from Faraday Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

Calcite with Pyrite inclusions from Faraday Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

Calcite with Pyrite inclusions from Faraday Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 57962
Mineral:Calcite with Pyrite inclusions
Locality:Faraday Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada
Description:Transparent colorless calcite cleavage with yellow-metallic pyrite crystals included in the calcite. Most of the pyrite inclusions are elongated formations of interconnected parallel crystals resulting in striated faces. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #239
Overall Size:5.5x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-14 mm pyrite
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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