A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Pyrite from Noranda, Quebec |
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| Description | Pyrite (FeS2), sometimes called “fool's gold,” often forms bright metallic brass yellow crystals. It occurs in many shapes, but the most common crystals are pyritohedrons or cubes. Crystals may be intergronw and crystal faces may show striations (this specimen). This specimen is 14 cm across. |
| Location | Canada ▹ Quebec. Near Noranda. |
| Photographer | Twyla Baker. 2001-06-28. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | pyrite, Quebec, Canada |
| Tech details | 1.49 MB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 936 |
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