Pyrite Sphere on Shale
Pyrite Sphere on Shale from Dongchuan Dist., Kunming Pref., Yunnan Province, China
Collection Robert Lavinsky
Description Fairly new and incredibly interesting Pyrite concretions. The small, sparkling, sharp, modified, Pyrite crystals have formed in amazingly concentric "rings" or "bands" on a "sphere" of shale. The specimen resembles some kind of strange planet, and almost has an organic look to it. A very nice floater specimen and certainly unusual.This specimen was photographed by Hershel Friedman in Rob Lavinsky's special exhibit of Chinese Minerals in the Flandrau Science Center in the University of Arizona, in Tucson 2013.
Locality Dongchuan Dist., Kunming Pref., Yunnan Province, China
Dimensions
Specimen Grade C
Photograph www.iRocks.com Photo

« Previous    Next »

Pyrite Mineral Detail Page