| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Pyrite with Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58222 |
| Mineral: | Pyrite with Quartz |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Iridescent yellow-metallic pyrite crystals with blue to violet iridescence on most of the surfaces. The pyrite is very yellow on freshly exposed surfaces indicating it might be chalcopyrite, but the crystal form supports pyrite as the correct species. Ex. B. Gaber collection |
| Overall Size: | 7x4x4 cm |
| Crystals: | micro |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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