Pyrite (classic material)

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You can find Pyrite specimens from numerous world localities, and I think people would agree that Pyrite is probably the most recognizable sulfide out there. It's common enough that people who don't even have any knowledge about minerals have heard of it. One of the great features of this mineral is the fact that it's found in a multitude of different crystal habits and morphologies, but almost every collector will tell you that when it comes to CUBIC crystals of Pyrite, there is no locality more productive and esteemed than the Ampliación a Victoria Mine in Navajún, Spain. For decades, the finest examples of the most common form of Pyrite have been found at this locality, consistently in fine quality specimens with textbook crystals. They are highly attractive, and arguably the finest crystallized representations of Pyrite ever seen, at least in cubic form. This piece features a pair of superb, razor-sharp, highly lustrous, soft golden metallic colored cubes of Pyrite measuring up to 2.3 cm on edge, aesthetically perched atop the host rock matrix. The piece is UN-repaired (which is important as many of them have to be glued back on the matrix), and I can't find any major damage.