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 Topic: Pyrargyrite, Pyrite any ideas? |
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| mcclureirl Replies: 6 Views: 6712 |
 Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jul 22, 2020 12:59 Subject: Re: Pyrargyrite, Pyrite any ideas? |
| Thanks for your suggestions Peter. I am fairly new at collecting and appreciate the tips. I will clean it up a bit, mainly to see the crystals better.
Volkmar, thanks for your responses. It is d ... |
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| Topic: Pyrargyrite, Pyrite any ideas? |
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| mcclureirl Replies: 6 Views: 6712 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jul 22, 2020 00:24 Subject: Re: Pyrargyrite, Pyrite any ideas? |
| I think, this is a massive chunk of quartz with patches of biotite (mica). The yellow-green in the second picture seems to be a reflection on a mica (maybe muskovite?), but could also be pyrite. A bet ... | |
| Topic: Pyrargyrite, Pyrite any ideas? |
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| mcclureirl Replies: 6 Views: 6712 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jul 21, 2020 23:41 Subject: Pyrargyrite, Pyrite any ideas? |
| I found this rock on a trail in Breckenridge, CO. The rock was next to a tree in the dirt close to a river. I noticed the white face with the dark metallic crystals. When I pulled it out of the dirt I ... | |
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