Mineral: Marcasite, Calcite
Locality: Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg District, Hesse/Hessen, Germany
Dimensions: 9 cm x 4 cm x 6 cm

Description: This is a cabinet specimen of marcasite with opaque calcite crystals from the Christiane Mine, Hesse, Germany. According to the Mindat.org page for this locality, the Christiane Mine was a former iron mine that was abandoned in 1963. This specimen was formerly in the collection of “H. Deisinger” (Heinz Deisinger?).

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