6039 - Pyrrhotite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Potosi
Bolivia

Contributors

Arthur Montgomery

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

6039

Mineral Name

Pyrrhotite

Chemical Formula

Fe(1-x)S;(x=0-0.17)

Subcollection

Arthur Montgomery
Specimen Number
023

Exchange with W. Foshag, U. S. Nat. Museum

Single loose hexagonal tapering prismatic crystal

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Potosí Mine, Chihuahua

Locality Lat/Long

-19.5722805, -65.7550063

Mining District

Santa Eulalia Mining District

Mine Name

Potosí Mine