Pyrite #3 Thumbnail Specimen (Alice Mine, CO, USA)

*This is a very small miniature, known as a thumbnail specimen. Please examine scale photo and consider dimensions carefully.* Thumbnail specimens are mounted in small display boxes known as perky boxes, and contain locality information. They are designed so that they are ready for display, or may be unmounted for any use including jewelry supply. An ideal and efficient tiny treasure, for any collection

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Mineral Name: Pyrite 

Locality: 

Alice Mine, Clear Creek Co, Colorado, USA.

Dimensions: 0.71” x 0.76” (18mm x 20mm)

Characteristics of this specimen: 

Care Notes: Pyrite should be kept out of the elements, as it can oxidize and even rust when exposed to air and weathering. 

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FORMATION: Pyrite is an iron sulfide minerals, aka fool’s gold. Pyrite forms characteristic cubic (isometric) crystal habits, including cubes and octahedra. Alice Mine is part of the Alice-Yankee Hill district, about 7 miles from Central City (once known as the “richest square mile on earth”, for its abundant gold and silver deposits). 

HEALING KEYWORDS: Pyrite--manifestation, shielding, protection, masculine energy.

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