Pyrrhotite

Pyrrhotite : Fe₇S₈, (-4M), also given as Fe_1-xS (x = 0 - 0.2)

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Locality: Autoroute 155 roadcut, Mékinac RCM, Mauricie, Québec, Canada

This is magnified view of a quartz vein found on a darker rock resembling an amphibolite. The quartz was colored an attractive reddish color. This was collected summer of 2008. The field of view here is mangnified to about 2mm with a crystal about 1mm.

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Pyrrhotite

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Pyrrhotite : Fe₇S₈, (-4M), also given as Fe_1-xS (x = 0 - 0.2)