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Pyrite with Sphalerite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

 
Pyrite with Sphalerite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

Pyrite with Sphalerite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

Pyrite with Sphalerite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

Pyrite with Sphalerite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

Pyrite with Sphalerite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 77156
Mineral:Pyrite with Sphalerite
Locality:Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado
Description:Heavy cluster of lustrous yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 15 mm with scattered overgrowth of dark black-metallic sphalerite microcrystals in rounded aggregates to 5 mm diameter. The pyrite crystals are pyritohedral form. Acquired in the Colorado Mineral Society auction ca. 1980
Overall Size:9x6.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 15 mm
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