Rainbow Pyrite Chrysanthemum The famed “fool’s gold”

The famed “fool’s gold”

Pure fluorite is clear

which over the course of millions of years becomes solid while retaining the semitransparent yellowish hue of tree sap

A relatively new and exciting addition to the mineral world

where some truly impressive specimens like this very rarely emerge from the mines

Rainbow Pyrite Chrysanthemum The famed “fool’s gold”The famed fools gold, pyrite is an abundant sulfide mineral that despite some similarities can easily be distinguished from actual gold by its crystal form (typically cuboidal) and being much harder whereas gold is soft and malleable. Pyrite formations tend to be shiny and metallic, with particularly high shine or uniquely shaped pieces prized by collectors. Rainbow or peacock pyrite is a much rarer form of pyrite named for the unmistakable and