Pyrite epitaxial on Marcasite
specimen number:
3681014
location:
Nanisivik mine, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
description: Wonderful large cabinet example of this Canadian classic. Brilliant lustrous crystals of pyrite forming epitaxial over the top of previous platy crystals of marcasite to 6.0 cm in size. In terrific condition. Minor calcite present. Collected in the 1980s.
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