Meteorite - Campo del Cielo - Octahedrite Vanadinite incredibly brilliant pyrite and chalcopyrite

incredibly brilliant pyrite and chalcopyrite

silky and lustrous texture of these fibrous Malachite specimens combined with the incredibly rich color make them deservedly popular among collectors

copper has been used by humans as ornamentation

large calcite crystals and the dusting of fine gold from the pyrite is unique to specimens from this specific region of China and have not been found anywhere else

the crab fossil's color can vary from brown to gold depending on what minerals were present at time of fossilization

Meteorite - Campo del Cielo - Octahedrite Vanadinite incredibly brilliant pyrite and chalcopyriteCoarse Octahedrite (Og) Discovered 1576