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Marcasite from
Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada

Description
Comments:The only surviving Marcasite is the reverse epitaxi of the pyrite on marcasite. Small cubes of pyrite with pyritohedral modifications have marcasites in epitaxi only on the cube faces.
Habit:Wedge shaped prisms to a few mm
Colour:greeny yellow
UV Fluorescence:none
Quality of samples:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Rarity at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:[MinRec 21:533]
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada
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