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Description: Molybdenite, Pyrite Locality: Ouray County, Colorado, USA (Locality at mindat.org) An unusual and very desirable COLORADO specimen: a pyrite cluster that is SILVER in color due to a coating of molybdenite! The crystals are sharp and lustrous. It is quite strange to see a specimen of silver color that to the mind SHOULD be golden! There are hints of the golden color coming through here and there, adding attractiveness to the piece. 5.1 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm
Title: Molybdenite-Pyrite-24467
Credit: http://www.mindat.org/photo-24467.html
Author: Rob Lavinsky / iRocks.com
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