Pyrite
Bingham Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
6.5 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm. A LARGE, lustrous, nicely striated, brassy pyrite cube from the famous Bingham Canyon open pit copper mine of Utah. Bingham Canyon was not known as a fine specimen producer, so a piece of this sized and quality is EXCEPTIONAL, despite the admittedly worn/damaged/ rough edges. The old label says that this piece was acquired from ...
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