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Pyrrhotite & Calcite

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Pyrrhotite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 3 cm
Description

Pyrrhotite crytals with calcite crystals and some pyrite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrrhotite

Formula: 
Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Calcite

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