Large botryoidal Marcasite on Quartz (uncommon)

Item Description

Sparkly, lustrous, dramatically bubbly marcasite botryoids cover most of this impressive and sculptural large 360-degree specimen. Some of the botryoids have stunning beautiful iridescence, adding much pizzazz. The two attachment points reveal that, the marcasite has enveloped dense clusters of glassy, parallel-growth quartz points, to about 5.0 cm. This remarkable large combination is from the obscure Santa Rosa Mine in Zacatecas comes with a label from respected Mexico dealers and collectors, Cal and Kerith Graeber.