Description
A superb combination of sharp pyrite octahedrons sitting atop of each other in a most aesthetic way! As a bonus, some minor sphalerite and crandallite can be found attached at the base! A wonderful specimen from the world famous Huanzala mine in Peru!
Post-sale update (24 Dec 2025): Note that regarding the reported presence of crandallite on mineral specimens from the Huanzala mine, a Jul 2022 analysis suggested that this mineral may have formed during specimen cleaning (for example, through treatment with phosphoric acid) rather than being part of the original, naturally occurring paragenesis. See: mindat.org/locentry-1252883.html.
LOCATION
Peru, Huanzala
SIZE
4.7 cm
WEIGHT
30 g