Siderite with Pyrite

$300.00 €271 £230.00 approx.

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ID: CC16559

A pleasing specimen of bold chunky lenticular Siderite crystals to 2.7 cm diameter, densely covering a brecciated matrix of mixed rock fragments cemented by sulphide minerals. From the Tazna mine, at Cerro Tazna in Bolivia, the Siderite is smoky-grey with attractive rusty-orange edges and surrounded with complex golden Pyrite and Quartz crystals, each to around 5 mm.

Details

Dimensions: 9.8 × 7.2 × 4.8 cm
Categories: Carbonates, Sulphides, Sulphosalts and Arsenides
Locality: Tazna Mine, Cerro Tazna, Atocha-Quechisla District, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

Minerals on Specimen

Minerals on specimen: Pyrite, Siderite

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