The Crystal Cache

Pyrite Dollar (Pyrite Sun)

Name: Pyrite Dollar (Pyrite Sun)
Brand: The Crystal Cache
SKU: MIN 3233
Price: 24.0 USD
Availability: InStock

$24.00 USD

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The Pyrite Dollar (or Pyrite Sun) is a flattened pyrite found in coal mines across the USA. This lustrous beauty includes a handy acrylic stand for easy display. Its unique characteristics make it an interesting addition to any collection.

You will receive the item pictured, an acrylic stand is included with purchase.

Dimensions: 3.2"Wx3.4"Dx0.3"Thick

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Pyrite Dollar (Pyrite Sun)

Formed in the seams between black shale and coal 300,000,000 years ago, these pyrite dollars do not appear to be fossils, but an aggregate of tiny pyrite crystals.

Today, they are collected by coal miners in Randolph County, Illinois. As the Illinois coal mines are shut down one by one, these specimens will become more and more rare.

Chemistry: Iron Sulfide ♦ Class: Sulfides ♦ Color: brass-yellow ♦ Luster: metallic ♦ Transparency: opaque ♦ Fracture: none/conchoidal ♦ Crystal system: Isometric ♦ Moh's hardness: 6-6.5 ♦ Localities: Sparta, Randolph Co. Illinois.