Pyrite
Huanzala Mine
Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
6.4 cm x 5.5 cm x 4.7 cm
Here is a beautiful cluster of Pyrite crystals, from this well known locale in Peru.
This is a group of octahedral crystals, with beautiful color and very high luster faces.
Pyrites pour from Peru by the ton, but 99% of them are mediocre.
The other 1%, on the other hand, are VERY desirable, and you will find them in the best collections.
The crystals on this specimen have the absolute top mirror-luster you ever see in a pyrite,
and not only that,
they have beautiful striations on the faces and bevels on the edges, that just add to the beauty of these golden colored octahedral crystals.
