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Pyrrhotite
Marcílio Gazzinelli21th Century
MM Gerdau - Museum of Mines and Metals
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
This robust and hexagonal crystal of Pyrrhotite was extracted from the Morro Velho gold mine, in the city of Nova Lima, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. This mine, one of the most important gold mines in the world, operated for 278 years (from 1725 until 2003) and produced more than 570 tons of gold. It was one of the deepest gold mines in the world, reaching 2700 meters deep.
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Details
- Title: Pyrrhotite
- Creator: Marcílio Gazzinelli
- Date Created: 21th Century
- Location Created: Mina Morro Velho, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: 4,5 x 3,5 x 1,5 cm
- Type: Fe7S8 - Iron Sulfide
- Rights: MM Gerdau - Museu das Minas e do Metal
- Medium: Mineral
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