Mineral: Hematite on Pyrite
Locality: Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Dimensions: 6 × 5.3 × 4.2 cm

Description: Complete floater crystal of Pyrite with dominant crystal forms of the positive pyritohedron, identified by the orientation of the fine striations on its faces, and truncated by small octahedral faces. The crystal displays a deep striation on its lower part, left by lamellar Hematite crystals, some of which are still present on the specimen. It comes from the former collection of Moutet from Marseille and includes a label from the prestigious Deyrolle house in Paris, where Moutet acquired it many years ago.

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