Pyrite from Colorado, USA - image 1
Pyrite from Colorado, USA - image 2

Pyrite from Colorado, USA

Help improve this record

No owner is registered for this specimen yet. If it's yours or you know more about it, you can add the owner, provenance, publications and other details.

Sign in to contribute
A cluster of large pyrite crystals, these coated with a thin layer of molybdenite. Very slight damage along one edge as seen. For a long time these were labeled as being coated by the mineral bravoite; some called this chalcocite. This is indeed molybdenite. The specimen comes with several previous labels as shown at the end of the video.

Product details

SpeciesPyriteMolybdenite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.0 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm
Added on01/12/2025
LocalityUSA, Colorado
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Mar 2026
Price paid
$450.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

Learn more

Pyrite
Mineral guide
Learn about Pyrite
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 Colorado
Sign in to contribute
Locality guide
Colorado
A collector's guide to Colorado, USA: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 294 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.