Pyrite, Calcite

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Pyrite with white bladed calcite, 7.8 cm, from the Huallanca mine, Dos De Mayo Province, Huanuco Department, Peru. Ex Rice Museum RM#6217.

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SpeciesPyrite, Calcite

SizeSmall Cabinet

Dimensions7.8 cm

Added on02/13/2026

LocalityPeru, Ancash, Huallanca

Publications

Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Pacific Northwest page 79

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Greg & Nancy Hendricks

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Previous owners

Date	Collector	Acquisition price
—	Rice Museum	Not disclosed

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brilliant metallic luster, perfect cubes, and golden color; collectors prize affordable pieces to top specimens, with Navajún and Huanzala localities.

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