Pyrite Cluster - 2.401" rockinaboxspaceshuttle is estimated to have had

is estimated to have had an area of half a mile

This specimen is a 0

which measures 4

and the surface has been hand-polished to enhance the natural structure of the fossil

This former coal mine turned fossil site is the perfect place to find highly detailed fossils from the Carboniferous

Pyrite Cluster - 2.401" rockinaboxspaceshuttle is estimated to have hadBetter known as Fool's Gold, pyrite is an iron sulfide compound with a gold like appearance, hence its nickname. Unlike gold however, pyrite often forms in cubic crystals, an expression of the mineral's cube shaped atomic structure. This specimen is a pyrite cluster measuring 2. 401". It might not be worth its weight in gold, but this mineral has been valued since prehistory when pyrite was used as a fire starter by Neanderthals and our other human