Quartz, Pyrite

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A magnificent specimen that is great in part simply because of its size .as long as a ruler, and with clear, sparkling quartz points to 5 cm shooting off from an unlikely extended stalk of pyrite crystals. Actually it is not a stalactite, though it looks it from the front. The pyrite covers a solid rock core, so the piece is stable despite its size and length. This was a natural stalk, or cap of a pocket extension that barely attached to the host wall, as it is crystallized around 3 sides with doubly-terminated quartzes even overhanging at one side edge. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection, obtained about 20 years ago.