Pyrite cubes on quartz

Mineral specimen · Valais, Switzerland · acquired 1873

Naturhistorisches Museum Bern·NMBE 2024.0156

Mineral

Specimen overview

Nickel-Strunz 2.EB.05a Sulfides · Pyrite group
Dana 02.12.01.01

Constituent parts (3)

Pyrite (en) Major phenocryst

Classification

Also known as Eisenkies ( de, historical )

Cubic crystals · striated faces

Nickel-Strunz 2.EB.05a Sulfides · Pyrite group
Dana 02.12.01.01
Habit Cubic · striated faces

Quartz (en) Major matrix

Classification

Also known as Bergkristall ( de, variety ) · Cristal de roche ( fr, variety )

Host rock · granular aggregate

Nickel-Strunz 4.DA.05 Oxides · Quartz group
Dana 75.01.03.01

Siderite (en) Trace alteration product

Classification

Also known as Eisenspat ( de, historical )

Iron carbonate · secondary alteration

Nickel-Strunz 5.AB.05 Carbonates · Calcite group
Dana 14.01.01.03

Geologic age

Age
TriassicPeriod
251.9 – 201.4 Ma
in Mesozoic

Stratigraphy

Lithostratigraphy

Formation
Triassic dolomite (Lengenbach)

strati.ch · Swiss Geological Survey

Tectonostratigraphy

Domain
Penninic
Subdomain
Lower Penninic nappes
Unit
Monte Leone nappe

TK500 4th ed. (2024) · swisstopo

Locality

Map showing the locality of Pyrite cubes on quartz
Valais · 1873
Named place
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal
Country
Switzerland
First-order division
Valais
Second-order division
Goms district
Sampled feature
mine pit

Exact coordinates available on request from the holding institution.