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Pyrite xl (rare size and habit)
- Merelani Hills, Manyara Region, Tanzania
- Small Cabinet, 7.8 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm
- Start Time: 01/03/2016 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/07/2016 6:33:46 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Tanzania is now included in the list of the world's great pyrite producers, as a result of the recent fabulous finds from the Merelani Hills, renowned for the world's finest tanzanites and outstanding diopside and grossular garnet specimens. This is a striking, large, very sharp, complex cuboctahedral pyrite crystal with mirror-bright brassy luster Complete all-around and actually in fine condition considering its size and the rough nature of mining here. It shows some minor contacting with some bruising visible on a few edges or faces, but in context this is small and is only a minimal detraction to this exceptionaly large and rare pyrite from this locale. Contacting on the back is mostly out-of-sight. Mass is 387 grams.
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