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Wurtzite & Pyrite

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Wurtzite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Okoppe Mine, Aomori Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 4 × 2.1 cm
Description

Orange-brown Wurzite on Pyrite, a rarity from the Okkope mine which is in the very north of Honshu island.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wurtzite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

Pyrite

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

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