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Pyrite pseudomorph after Pyrrhotite with Fluorite and Galena from Mina el Potosí, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:	No. 72547
Mineral:	Pyrite pseudomorph after Pyrrhotite with Fluorite and Galena
Locality:	Mina el Potosí, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:	Distinct freestanding pyrite pseudomorphs after platy hexagonal pyrrhotite crystals to 18 mm with overgrowth on the rear of lustrous translucent quartz microcrystals. The bottom has gray-metallic galena and transparent colorless cubic fluorite crystals. From my personal collection; ex. Edward R. Swoboda collection (see Mineralogical Record V. 28, No. 6.)
Overall Size:	38x35x20 mm
Crystals:	8-18 mm pseudos
Archived:	For reference only

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