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Pyrite from Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake County, Utah

 
Pyrite from Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake County, Utah

Pyrite from Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake County, Utah

Pyrite from Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake County, Utah

Pyrite from Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake County, Utah

DESCRIPTION:No. 64266
Mineral:Pyrite
Locality:Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake County, Utah
Description:Lustrous yellow-metallic pyrite crystal with no matrix. The pyrite crystal is pyritohedral form, and has pitted surfaces where it was intergrown with surrounding clay (remnants of clay are still present). The bottom of the pyrite crystal is incomplete.
Overall Size:40x36x33 mm
Crystals:40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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