Specimen #2551

Name: Pyrite octahedron on Talc

Type: Mineral

Locality: Trabzon Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 6.5 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm

Weight: 42

Acquired: 2015-09-18

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: N

Comment: A 1.9 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm, highly lustrous, brassy, pyrite octahedron is jauntily set atop the matrix wedge of a super-soft, talc-like mineral. Complete all-around and pristine. This nifty crystal looks like a Great Pyramid of Giza with a heavily vandalized face. Seldom on the market.

Minerals: Pyrite (FeS₂) Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)

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Pyrite octahedron on Talc - Trabzon Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey - 6.5 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm

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Pyrite octahedron on Talc - Trabzon Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey