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MD-223114
Pyrite, Calcite (Var: Manganoan Calcite)
Chenzhong (?), Hunan Province, China
Cabinet, 9.8 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm
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This find was made a couple of years back in China, and is absolutely unique: glittery, golden pyrite microcrystals preferentially deposited on the edges of flattened, translucent, pastel-pink, manganoan calcite rhombs. The calcite rhombs reach 4.5 cm on this fine piece. Some of the specimens had very sparse coverage of pyrite, just a salting, but here, it is richly carpeting the crystal edges.