Specimen #1771

Name: Acicular Pyrite, Smectite, Phacolite

Type: Micromount

Locality: Sugar Grove, Pendleton Co., West Virginia, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

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Acquired: 2009-11-30

Source: Ebay: charlesw4196 (Charles Willet)

Label: N

Comment: Phacolite is a variety of Chabazite. Not sure what is what in this specimen, though there are clearly several different species present in the vug.

Minerals: Chabazite Pyrite (FeS2) Smectite

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Acicular Pyrite, Smectite, Phacolite, Sugar Grove, Pendleton Co., West Virginia - FOV: 5.9 x 3.9 mm (10 stacked images)