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TitlePyrite with tetrahedrite from Blue Bird Wickes Mine, Montana
DescriptionThis specimen contains mostly pyrite, FeS2. It is brassy colored and many of the crystals show striations on their faces. Some darker colored tetrahedrite, Cu12Sb4S13(copper antimony sulfide), is also present, as are a few glassy quartz crystals. The picture is 15 cm across.
LocationUSA ▹ Montana. Blue Bird Wickes Mine.
PhotographerDarla Sondrol. 2001-07-18.
CollectionUniversity of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #280.
Key wordstetrahedrite, Montana, pyrite
Tech details1.21 MB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens.
GeoDIL number1249