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Pyrite pyritohedrons (classic locale) Robert Fender Coll.
- Rensselaer Quarry, Pleasant Ridge, Jasper Co., Indiana
- Cabinet, 11.0 x 6.5 x 3.8 cm
- Start Time: 07/15/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/25/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A large, scuptural, humanoid-looking specimen of highly lustrous, brass-yellow, pyrite pyritohedrons from this noted closed and flooded carbonate quarry. Both sides of the matrix are nearly totally covered with pyrite. Older, classic material from the 1960s or 70s from the Robert Fender Collection.