Rocky Mountain Minerals and Fossils
Quartz on Pyrite, Spruce Claim, King County, Washington
Quartz on Pyrite, Spruce Claim, King County, Washington
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A large (+3 cm) pyrite dodecahedron with several quartz crystals adhering to one side. This specimen was recently acquired from our friend Sarah Topham, a former Vancouver mineral dealer active in the 1980s. An old label accompanying the pyrite states it was obtained from the University of British Columbia Geological Museum; probably also in the 1980s.
The pyrite does have several natural, healed fractures but the quartzes are sharply terminated. There is a contact point on the "bottom" of the specimen. From Spruce Claim, King County, Washington, USA. Dimensions: The pyrite is slightly larger than 3 x 3 x 3 cm with the longest quartz crystal measuring 4.25 cm
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