Pyrite on Matrix

ZE 7-34, April 2020

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Location:

Zederhaus, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria

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Description:

Three pyrite cubes with excellent gloss and dark red-brown color on a light green schist matrix. The shiny reddish surface texture could indicate lepidocrocite. In addition to the three larger pyrites, there are also a lot of small pyrites that have grown on the matrix. Occasionally, small rutiles, rock crystals and chlorite have grown on the matrix.

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Size: 7.9 x 4.7 x 3.6 cm

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