HuBei Province

18 August 1904

approximately 54 million years ago

Name: Quartz Cluster

terminated by rhombohedra or pyramidal shapes

Pyrite Crystal | Mined Drilled Core Sample | 78 Grams | Farnham, Québec, Canada | SO24 MeteoriteSpecimen HuBei ProvinceThis is a fantastic crystallized pyrite core sample. The specimen is rounded with brassy pyrite crystals. A pyrite mine core sample is a cylindrical piece of rock, often several inches in diameter, extracted from the earth by a drilling rig to explore for pyrite deposits. These samples are used to physically examine the rock's geology, identify different mineral types like pyrite, and measure their abundance and distribution. Core samples are critical