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Pyrite over Galena from Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend, Iron County, Missouri

 
Pyrite over Galena from Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend, Iron County, Missouri

Pyrite over Galena from Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend, Iron County, Missouri

Pyrite over Galena from Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend, Iron County, Missouri

Pyrite over Galena from Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend, Iron County, Missouri

Pyrite over Galena from Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend, Iron County, Missouri

Pyrite over Galena from Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend, Iron County, Missouri

Pyrite over Galena from Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend, Iron County, Missouri

DESCRIPTION:No. 81571
Mineral:Pyrite over Galena
Locality:Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend, Iron County, Missouri
Description:Lustrous yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 1.5 mm overgrown on gray-metallic galena crystals to 14 mm on the face of gray dolostone. The pyrite crystals have a polychrome iridescence that varies from yellowish to greenish depending on illumination. Ex. S. Kelland collection, acquired ca. 1995
Overall Size:11x9x6 cm
Crystals:1-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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