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Pyrite pseudomorphs after Marcasite on Sphalerite from Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada

DESCRIPTION:	No. 81374
Mineral:	Pyrite pseudomorphs after Marcasite on Sphalerite
Locality:	Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Description:	Lustrous yellow-metallic pyrite pseudomorphs after bladed marcasite crystals to 22 mm on lustrous black sphalerite crystals to 8 mm. The marcasite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to pyrite, maintaining the original marcasite shape.
Overall Size:	9.5x6.5x3 cm
Crystals:	5-22 mm pseudos
Archived:	For reference only
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