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Pyrite Calcite Sphalerite Dolomite & Ankerite

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Pyrite Calcite Sphalerite Dolomite & Ankerite

From an old miner collection 1931 - 2021
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Sauerland, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
17 × 8 × 7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

1244g heavy combination of Calcite up to 10mm showing inverse scepter, partially phantom growing associated with Pyrite, Sphalerite and Dolomite-Ankerite from the Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Sauerland

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

Ankerite

Formula: 
Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria

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