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Calcite, Pyrite


Calcite : CaCO3, Pyrite : FeS2

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Locality: Xianghualing Mine (Hsianghualing Mine), Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Second generation "Pagoda" or mushroom calcite crystals over salmon-colored scalenohedrons. 7.5 x 6.5 x 3.1 cm. Microscopic Pyrite crystals on the underside of some of the Calcites.

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