Pyrite (classic material)

Item Description

A classic Ibex Mine Pyrite specimen featuring a predominant, lustrous, well-formed, light golden metallic colored cube, with a few smaller accenting Pyrites and no matrix. There is a bit of roughness on the edges, so the piece is not completely pristine, but the crystals are notably sharp, with mirror-like luster and the attractive three-dimensional arrangement of the crystals creates a very pleasing effect. Originally from the collection of Dr. Robert Jenkins (#J11536).
Ex George Loud Collection No. 2911 CO.17; 8485. George (born August 16, 1942) is a well-known mineral collector from Washington, DC and South Carolina respectively, and was a patent lawyer by trade for over 50 years. He assembled one of the great mineral collections in the U.S., comprising worldwide specimens, and in later years he sold the worldwide specimens to focus on minerals of the United States, specifically locality suites with an emphasis on amazing representation of species while still maintaining fine quality. The specimens remarkably range from micros to all the way up to large cabinets in size. We recently acquired most of his impressive 9000+ piece collection, and the VAST majority of these pieces will be offered here in the auctions, as we feel that everyone deserves and equal opportunity at acquiring these important, well-documented and fine quality specimens for their collections.
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