Description
Imposing, magnificent pyrite crystals in brilliant, high-quality lighters.
The back of the piece is covered with calcite crystals.
The largest lighter has a 7 cm edge. Other crystals reach 8 cm in edge. Really impressive. All in all, a fine piece for the locality.
The Niccioleta pyrite mine in Tuscany, Italy, closed in 1984, and is best known for the exceptional pyrite crystals that were extracted.
A few breaks are present.
Here’s a video of this imposing Italian pyrite:
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