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Marcasite

#BAC61935

Marcasite

#BAC61935
Availability
Sold
Size
3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
FeS2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Misburg, Hanover, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tagged
sulfide

Spear-head habit and twinned Marcasite crystal. In-hand the Marcasite glitters a gold color from thousands secondary epitaxially oriented micro crystals. It's a very nice piece.

Marcasite

Formula
FeS2 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular, Stalactitic, Globular 
Cleavage
Indistinct, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
bronze, light brass yellow, tin white 
Streak
gray brownish black 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
6-6.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection
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