Pyrite after Pyrrhotite with Calcite, Rhodochrosite
specimen number:
5006029
location:
Trepca, Mitrovica, Kosovo
description:
Bladed crystals of what were once pyrrhotite in groupings measuring to 2.5 cm in size, these now replaced by crystallized pyrite and covering most of the front of this calcite and rhodochrosite crystal matrix. Micro-chipping is present but minimal. Collected in the early 2000's.
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