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GeneralCocada pyrite

24th Jul 2016 00:12 UTCShaheer Niazi

I bought this neat pyrite sample, it says "Cocada pyrite" on it, is that a locality of some sort?

24th Jul 2016 00:56 UTCRonnie Van Dommelen 🌟 Manager

Shaheer,


I just did a google search on cocada and it says it is a coconut sweet from Latin America. Looking at google images of cocada pyrite, I would guess that they are roughly rounded pyrite that look like the sweets.

26th Jul 2016 13:38 UTCThe Evje og Hornnes geomuseum, Fennefoss Expert

From my old days working at the Fossheim Steinsenter in Norway, I remember that the pyrite from Peru came in boxes or barrels marked with "cocos" or another term, depending on the quality. Forgot what the other term was. But I guess that "cocada" has a similar meaning, maybe meaning the same as "cocos"? If I remember correctly "cocos" was the best quality.
 
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