HECK-224
Pyrite
Mina Washington, Rio Sonora Valley, Sonora, Mexico
Cabinet, 11.9 x 11.4 x 7.4 cm
Ex. Richard Heck
SOLD
Fine pyrite specimens, like this one, from this rather obscure old mine near Arizpe, are rare. This is a complete floater octahedron, with no points of attachment, of splendent, brassy yellow pyrite which exhibits dramatic skeletal growth. Every part of this pyrite is finely crystallized. This is a MAJOR, important pyrite for Mexico and something that will just leap out on a shelf, in any collection of Mexican minerals. Think about it - you've seen lots of small pyrites, but few of magnitude. This is an old classic, and at 1400 grams in mass, a very hefty one!