PYRITE WITH CHALCOPYRITE & SPHALERITE NATURAL CLUSTER
ORIGIN:
Product Details
- CRYSTAL/MINERAL
- PYRITE
CHALCOPYRITE
SPHALERITE - location
- Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru
- SKU
- 141001
- DIMENSIONS
- 4.8cm x 8.5cm x 6.4cm (1.9in x 3.4in x 2.5in)
- GEOLOGICAL FORMATION
- This specimen shows Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, and Sphalerite that crystallised from hot, mineral-rich fluids circulating through fractures deep underground.
As these fluids cooled, Pyrite typically formed first, developing the well-defined metallic gold crystals seen in the piece.
Chalcopyrite followed, precipitating along Pyrite surfaces and within small openings where temperatures and chemical conditions shifted, resulting in its copper-gold metallic crystals that are present.
Sphalerite formed during later cooling stages, creating a darker crystalline coating and individual crystals, as zinc- and sulphur-rich fluids filled remaining spaces in the vein.
The result is a naturally interlocked cluster that preserves the sequence of mineral growth and the changing conditions within the hydrothermal environment.
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PYRITE WITH CHALCOPYRITE & SPHALERITE NATURAL CLUSTER
Sale priceAED 2,100.00