Details
ColorsCream
Origin
Black Cloud Mine (Resurrection Mine 0080650339; Yak Tunnel; Leadville Unit; Irene Shaft), Iowa Gulch, Leadville, Leadville District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.5 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm
Species
Py
Description
A superb, floater pyrite crystal with mirror-bright, brass-yellow luster and beautiful striations from the well-known Black Cloud Mine, near Leadville. Complete-all-around with only very minor contacting. A classic, outstanding, textbook pyrite from this noted Colorado locale. Ex. Gene Meieran Collection.
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