Pyrite

specimen number:
8911193

location:
Cube Cove, Admirality Island, Alaska, USA

description:
Neat locality example for the species, four very choice bright golden lustrous crystals of pyrite to 3.0 cm on edge are studded across a slate matrix. The specimen comes with a previous label from the Alton collection. Prior to this, the piece was part of the collection of Doug Toland and was collected in 2004. This is in great condition.

Located on Admiralty Island in Southeast Alaska, Cube Cove is situated within a rugged, heavily forested maritime setting characterized by complex Paleozoic and Mesozoic bedrock formations cut by extensive faulting and intrusive activity. Historically, the area gained prominence during the twentieth century as a significant site for commercial timber harvesting and logging operations, which heavily shaped the regional infrastructure and marine transport routes. While not primarily known as a major hardrock mining district, the surrounding geological terrain features diverse metamorphic and igneous rock assemblages typical of the Alexander Terrane, drawing occasional prospecting and mineralogical interest related to regional fault-hosted mineralization.

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