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Marcasite

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Description
Locality: 
Mont Bernon, Epernay, Marne, Grand Est, France
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.4 × 9.4 × 9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Description

Very rich group of brown, lustrous, rather sharp marcasite crystals up to 1.3 cm across with no matrix from Epernay in France. The crystals are coated with iron hydroxides, giving them the brown color but are stable with no signs of decay. An interesting piece for any collector of French minerals and/or sulfides.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Marcasite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
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