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Pyrite Concretion
- Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
- Miniature, 5.5 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm
- Start Time: 01/20/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/26/2012 6:30:05 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
These fairly new and incredibly interesting pyrite concretions are some of the most unique specimens that I have seen from any locality. The small, sparkling, sharp, modified, metallic pyrite crystals have formed in amazingly concentric "rings" or "bands" on a flattened oval "sphere" of shale. The specimen resembles some kind of strange planet, and almost has an organic look to it. A very cool "floater" specimen and certainly unusual. Our Chinese source was able to come up with one more flat of this highly desirable and very unusual material.