Iridescent Pyrite (rare) on Galena

Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Cabinet, 11.0 x 8.8 x 4.0 cm
Start Time: 04/12/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/19/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Wildly iridescent, sharp, striated, pyrite pyritohedrons shockingly encrust the matrix of microcrystalline galena and quartz. The mirror-bright crystals reach 2.0 cm. Pyrite specimens of this extraordinary colorful quality are rare from the mines at Madan.

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