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Pyrite on Quartz
$200.00
€181
£150.00
approx.
This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID: CC13133
A bright metallic, brassy coloured specimen of intergrown cubic Pyrite crystals measuring to 1.4 cm on a Quartz-Fluorite matrix from Blackdene mine in Weardale. This specimen was probably mined in about 1970. This is a terrific example from this historic mine, one of the oldest lead mines in County Durham dating to the early 15th century.
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Dimensions
7.1 × 5.4 × 3.1 cm
Categories
Sulphides, Sulphosalts and Arsenides
Locality
Blackdene Mine, Ireshopeburn, Weardale, County Durham, England
Minerals on Specimen
Minerals on specimen
Pyrite
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