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Limonite pseudomorphs after Pyrite from Date Creek, Yavapai County, Arizona

 
Limonite pseudomorphs after Pyrite from Date Creek, Yavapai County, Arizona

Limonite pseudomorphs after Pyrite from Date Creek, Yavapai County, Arizona

Limonite pseudomorphs after Pyrite from Date Creek, Yavapai County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 77518
Mineral:Limonite pseudomorphs after Pyrite
Locality:Date Creek, Yavapai County, Arizona
Description:Two lustrous brown limonite pseudomorphs after cubic pyrite crystals to 5.5 mm in milky quartz. The pyrite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to limonite, maintaining the original form of the pyrite crystals. Collected in 1994
Overall Size:20x18x10 mm
Crystals:3.5-5.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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