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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58933 |
| Mineral: | Siderite with Pyrrhotite and Albite |
| Locality: | Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent greenish-brown translucent rhombohedral siderite crystals to 15 mm with a 4 mm translucent colorless albite crystal plus many bronze-colored metallic pyrrhotite crystals to 2 mm (many of the pyrrhotite crystals are incomplete). Ex. B. Gaber collection #535; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #567 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian) |
| Overall Size: | 5x3.5x1.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-15.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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