Pyrite Sphere - Peru Specimen Length: 5

Specimen Length: 5

Here is an eye-catching example of almandine garnets settled nicely into a schist matrix

and the Czech Republic

Minas Gerais

Pyrite Sphere - Peru Specimen Length: 5Size: 2. 0 in Weight: 8. 4 oz Pyrite is a wildly popular simple cubic iron sulfide that is commonly referred to as Fool's Gold. It achieved this nickname for obvious reasons. Its name is derived from the Greek phrase pyrites lithos translating to the stone which strikes fire. Pyrite is found all over the world in quartz veins, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. It has even been found to replace minerals in fossil specimens such as gastropods and