Pyrrhotite Specimen - Height: 11 cm - Width: 8 cm- 678 g - (1)

Galena, pyrite, and pyrrhotite
11 x 8 x 6 cm, 678 g
A classic collector's piece from the Herja mine in Maramureș, Romania—a site world-renowned precisely for the quality and unique aesthetics of these mineral associations.
Pyrrhotite: This was the original mineral, which initially crystallized as stacked sheets or lamellae, often arranged in structures resembling mineral "roses."
The pyrrhotite was replaced molecule by molecule by pyrite, yet the original lamellar form remained intact.
Photos 1 and 2 were taken in sunlight to best capture the colors on the surface of the piece.