Fluorite, Pyrite, and Barite – Rare Formation from Spain - Height: 56 mm - Width: 36 mm- 47 g
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Holds a master’s in chemistry with 25 years’ experience in minerals consulting.
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A striking combination of fluorite, pyrite and barite from Spain, featuring deep violet fluorite, gold pyrite lamellae and pink barite aggregates for a dramatic geology‑collector piece.
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Fluorite, Pyrite, and Barite – Rare Formation from Spain
A very unusual formation of very dark purple fluorite, golden pyrite in lamellar crystals, and light barite in fan-shaped aggregates. A rare natural formation, characterized by a perfect balance of colors, shapes, and textures, resulting from complex geological processes that occurred in Iberian mineralizations associated with hydrothermal districts.
The fluorite, ranging from saturated violet to nearly black in some areas, exhibits the typical fracture with faceted surfaces that reflect light, creating a natural mosaic of geometries. The fracture zones are sharp, glossy, with internal transparencies that reveal the quality of the material and the depth of the color. The chromatic contrast is heightened by pyrite veins, present in thick plates and widespread microcrystallizations: a natural, shiny metallic gold that traverses the fluorite like geological veins frozen in time.
To complete the formation, elegant aggregates of peach-pink colored barite, grown in well-defined crystalline tufts. The barite adds an aesthetic element of great delicacy, creating a unique visual contrast between the metallic hardness of pyrite and the glassy compactness of fluorite.
The specimen exhibits a complex and layered structure, where each mineral tells a different moment of the same geological story. This type of association
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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A very unusual formation of very dark purple fluorite, golden pyrite in lamellar crystals, and light barite in fan-shaped aggregates. A rare natural formation, characterized by a perfect balance of colors, shapes, and textures, resulting from complex geological processes that occurred in Iberian mineralizations associated with hydrothermal districts.
The fluorite, ranging from saturated violet to nearly black in some areas, exhibits the typical fracture with faceted surfaces that reflect light, creating a natural mosaic of geometries. The fracture zones are sharp, glossy, with internal transparencies that reveal the quality of the material and the depth of the color. The chromatic contrast is heightened by pyrite veins, present in thick plates and widespread microcrystallizations: a natural, shiny metallic gold that traverses the fluorite like geological veins frozen in time.
To complete the formation, elegant aggregates of peach-pink colored barite, grown in well-defined crystalline tufts. The barite adds an aesthetic element of great delicacy, creating a unique visual contrast between the metallic hardness of pyrite and the glassy compactness of fluorite.
The specimen exhibits a complex and layered structure, where each mineral tells a different moment of the same geological story. This type of association
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Mineral Form
Fluorite, Pyrite, and Barite – Rare Formation from Spain
Weight
47 g
Country of Origin
Spain
Height
56 mm
Width
36 mm
Depth
13 mm
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