Switch currency

Calcite & Pyrite

Views:
Watches:
RBR177744

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Description

I don't know when this specimen was collected. But looking at the two old labels I assume it's much more than 100 years old. The specimen is crystallized all around and free of damage. On the calcite's top is a small cluster of pyrite. A specimen from a classic location with history.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Pyrite

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

Buy Now price

85
Sold
Reserved
Buy Now
Watch

Shipping Information

Postage Area Price
Austria
5
Europe
14
North America
16
Rest of world
19