AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Japan > Pyrite on Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 33336 |
Mineral: | Pyrite on Quartz |
Locality: | Oppu Mine, Aomori Prefecture, Honshu, Japan |
Description: | Large plate of colorless quartz crystals up to 35 mm long mixed with metallic pyrite crystals up to 8 mm. A custom-made wood base supports the specimen upright for display, though it displays nicely sitting flat. Ex. C.P. Maier; originally acquired in 1977 from the Ito Collection |
Overall Size: | 17x10x5 cm |
Crystals: | 3-35 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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