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Pyrite var. Rainbow Pyrite from Volga River near Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast', Russia

 
Pyrite var. Rainbow Pyrite from Volga River near Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast', Russia

Pyrite var. Rainbow Pyrite from Volga River near Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast', Russia

Pyrite var. Rainbow Pyrite from Volga River near Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast', Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 43807
Mineral:Pyrite var. Rainbow Pyrite
Locality:Volga River near Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast', Russia
Description:Large gray spherical concretion with one side exposed to reveal the internal shrinkage fractures that are lined with iridescent pyrite microcrystals. Commonly sold as Rainbow Pyrite because of the iridescence that ranges is orange, yellow, blue, green.
Overall Size:13x12x10 cm
Crystals:micro
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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