Auriferous Pyrite
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Description:
Small gold-colored crystals of pyrite in a white siltstone. Auriferous pyrite is gold-bearing. Sample collected by Earle Sloan in 1905.
Dana classification No. 01.01.01.01
- Site: SC; Lancaster Co.; Brasington Mine
- Site Number: NH42A
- Chemical Composition: Sulfide
- Collection: Geology Collection
- Object Name: Pyrite
- Object Id: GM61
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