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Pyrrhotite from
Herja Mine (Kisbánya), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramures Co., Romania

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Herja Mine (Kisbánya), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramures Co., Romania
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Description
Comments:Herja has produced wonderful pyrrhotites and pyrite pseudomomorphs after pyrrhotite
Habit:flattened hexagonal prisms to several cm
Colour:rusty brown
UV Fluorescence:none
Quality of samples:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Palache et al (1944), Dana's System of Mineralogy, Seventh ed., Vol. 1: 450.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Herja Mine (Kisbánya), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramures Co., Romania
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