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Pyrite pseudomorphs after marcasite with minor sphalerite and galena overgrowths

Raines, Ed
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Mines Museum of Earth Science
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2018
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Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado -- Eagle County
 Galena -- Colorado -- Eagle County
 Sphalerite -- Colorado -- Eagle County
 Pyrites -- Colorado -- Eagle County
 Marcasite -- Colorado -- Eagle County
 Crystals
 Gilman Mining District (Colo.)
 Eagle Mine (Colo.)
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Minerals of Gilman, Colorado
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Cluster of intergrown (former) marcasite crystals that have been replaced by pyrite. Some surfaces have minor overgrowths of galena and sphalerite. This mineral specimen is from the Eagle mine, Gilman mining district, Eagle County, Colorado.
For more information about the Minerals of Gilman, Colorado and the collection, see: http://libguides.mines.edu/GeologyMuseum/digitalcollectionsGilman.
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