RLIL14A-13
Pyrite and Baryte on Calcite
Bethel Level, North End, Annabel Lee mine, Harris Creek District, Illinois, USA
Cabinet, 10.4 x 7.5 x 6.0 cm
Ex. Ross Lillie
SOLD
Glimmering, very attractive cabinet specimen with hundreds of Pyrite crystals, accompanied by a few Barytes, populating a Calcite matrix. The Pyrites, a beautiful iridescent brick-red, have superb luster and range up to about 3-4 mm. The gemmy Baryte blades are in a single cluster and are about 8 mm. The overall aesthetics of this piece are excellent, and the Pyrites most unusual and eye-catching. Even better in person! Ross Lillie notes on his label that the Baryte style dates the specimen to about 1985. RCL2226