Pyrite

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Pyrite

Huanzala Mine, Huallanca Department, Peru

Overall size 7.5 x 5.0 x 4.8 cm. A highly lustrous cluster of interpenetrating pyrite crystals exhibiting pyramidal growth of high luster and strong gold hue, crystal faces of select pyrites overgrown with black mineralization potentially of the tetrahedral subgroup. With custom lucite base.

Iron Sulfide (FeS2), well known as the infamous “fool’s gold” and a prime commercial source of both sulfur and iron, is highly coveted by collectors intrigued by the lustrous, cubic and complex modified crystals that form both alone and in association with other minerals in rare conditions. Notable discoveries include Navajun, Spain and the Huanzala deposit in Peru, both very well represented in this collection.