Smythite, Quartz

Specimen ID: 9T1-XKY

Mineral(s)
Smythite : (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Quartz : SiO2
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Smythite crystal inclusion in quartz. Some geodes can have as many as a half dozen smythite crystals. They are usually just below the surface of the quartz crystal. Specimen G451 in the collection of the photographer, Alan Goldstein. FOV is about 3 mm tall.
Alan Goldstein - 7th December 2004
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