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Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Falcacci Stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.3 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Weight: 
24.00gr
Description

Historical very shiny complex crystallization typical of this stope .  This  crystal have 25 mm side . The Falcacci's crystals are a complex combination of cubic with pentagonal dodecahedron and icositetrahedron forms.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5