Superb floater Pyrite pyritohedron (Fioravanti Coll.)

Item Description

Undoubtably, this is the finest pyrite of any size, in form and quality, that we have offered at auction from the ancient iron mines at Rio Marina. This superb, floater, pyrite pyritohedron has mirror-bright luster and rich, bronzy color. The crystal jumps out at you from every face. Essentially pristine, with only the most trivial of corner bruising and contacting. Specimens from this stope, with modern mining from the early 1800s to 1962, are RARE. Ex Giancarlo Fioravanti Collection and obtained from a Rio Marina collection in 1965. An ultimate Elba Island classic.