Pyrite

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Pyrite, 2.6 cm, from the Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado. Illustrated in Minerals: The Collectors Newspaper (2014), Rocks and Minerals (January–February 2018), Mineral Collections in Arizona-II (2020). Winner of Best Thumbnail in the Show (World-Class Metals category, Tucson Show, 2020). Ex Benjy Kuehling (1938-2020) (from a miner at the mine), ex Walter Payne, ex George Stevens (1942-2018), ex Jeff Fast; Jeff Scovil photo.

Product details

SpeciesPyrite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.6 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Refined Elegance page 155
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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Jeff FastNot disclosed
—George StevensNot disclosed
—Walter PayneNot disclosed
—Benjy KuehlingNot disclosed

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Pyrite
Mineral guide
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brilliant metallic luster, perfect cubes, and golden color; collectors prize affordable pieces to top specimens, with Navajún and Huanzala localities.
Pyrite
Regional guide
Pyrite from Idarado Mine
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Locality guide
Idarado Mine
Idarado Mine, USA — San Juan locality famed for cabinet-grade calcite, quartz, sulfides, and rare telluride/fluorite in a massive historic vein system.