Pyrite
specimen number:
9851389
location:
Quiruvilca mine, Santiago de Chuco, La Libertad, Peru
description:
Bright lustrous golden crystals of pyrite measuring to 4.3 cm in size covering the front of this matrix. In good condition with just slight damage along one edge of the piece. A label glued to the backside of the specimen notes that this was originally acquired through Richard Barstow in March, 1978.
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