Pyrite after Pyrrhotite with Sphalerite
specimen number:
5003765
location:
Trepca Stari Trg Mine, Mitrovica, Kosovo
description:
Pseudo-hexagonal platy crystals of what were once pyrrhotite, these now replaced by golden crystals of pyrite and scattered across the top of this massive pyrite matrix with crystals of lustrous black sphalerite. This is in terrific condition.
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