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Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite from Carratraca, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain

 
Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite from Carratraca, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain

Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite from Carratraca, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain

DESCRIPTION:No. 61391
Mineral:Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Locality:Carratraca, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain
Description:Earthy brown limonite pseudomorph after a cubic pyrite crystal. The pyrite crystallized first, then altered atom by atom to limonite, maintaining the original cubic shape of the pyrite resulting in a replacement pseudomorph.
Overall Size:27x26x26 mm
Crystals:26 mm pseudo
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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