Pyrite After Pyrrhotite with Quartz, Rhodochrosite and Arsenopyrite from Trepca Mine Complex, Kosovo
Pyrite after pyrrhotite, with quartz, botryoidal rhodochrosite and arsenopyrite, from Trepca Mine Complex, Mitrovica, Kosovo.
Size: 58 x 48 x 32 mm. 102 grams.
Pyrite after pyrrhotite pseudomorph is a mineral specimen that shows the replacement of pyrrhotite by pyrite, preserving the original shape and structure of the former. Pyrrhotite is an iron sulfide mineral that often forms hexagonal or pentagonal crystals, sometimes resembling roses. Pyrite is another iron sulfide mineral that has a higher sulfur content and a cubic crystal system. Pyrite is more stable than pyrrhotite and can replace it through a chemical reaction, resulting in a pseudomorph.
Pyrite after pyrrhotite, with quartz, botryoidal rhodochrosite and arsenopyrite, from Trepca Mine Complex, Mitrovica, Kosovo.
Size: 58 x 48 x 32 mm. 102 grams.
Pyrite after pyrrhotite pseudomorph is a mineral specimen that shows the replacement of pyrrhotite by pyrite, preserving the original shape and structure of the former. Pyrrhotite is an iron sulfide mineral that often forms hexagonal or pentagonal crystals, sometimes resembling roses. Pyrite is another iron sulfide mineral that has a higher sulfur content and a cubic crystal system. Pyrite is more stable than pyrrhotite and can replace it through a chemical reaction, resulting in a pseudomorph.
Pyrite after pyrrhotite, with quartz, botryoidal rhodochrosite and arsenopyrite, from Trepca Mine Complex, Mitrovica, Kosovo.
Size: 58 x 48 x 32 mm. 102 grams.
Pyrite after pyrrhotite pseudomorph is a mineral specimen that shows the replacement of pyrrhotite by pyrite, preserving the original shape and structure of the former. Pyrrhotite is an iron sulfide mineral that often forms hexagonal or pentagonal crystals, sometimes resembling roses. Pyrite is another iron sulfide mineral that has a higher sulfur content and a cubic crystal system. Pyrite is more stable than pyrrhotite and can replace it through a chemical reaction, resulting in a pseudomorph.
