Pyrite, Quartz

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Gene Meieran, from whose collection this specimen came, was a fan of Butte pyrites, judging from the number of them from his collection. This was one in a drawer set of 40 pyrite miniatures and small cabs chosen for aesthetics and representative crystal habit from classic locales. Here are glittery crystals to 2.8 cm in association with milky crystals of quartz. You can see some subtle natural etching here and there on the pyrites. Superb balance and color contrast make this a great miniature. It probably came out in the 1950s or 60s.