Quartz, Pyrite - Shangbao Mine, China
An excellent example of crystallisation in a hydrothermal deposit. Heavier elements form molecules and crystallise out of solution as the temperatures and pressures drop. In this case, the Iron Sulfide Pyrite. Gleaming brass yellow isometric crystals are scattered along the outside edge of the contact zone, trapped within the forming Quartz matrix. As the geochemistry slowly changed and all the Iron Sulfides had formed, the remaining Silicon Dioxide continued to form and crystallise within a trapped gas pocket. The result is remarkable: Quartz crystals deposited on the surface of the Quartz/Pyrite matrix. A well-sized reference specimen that clearly shows a textbook example of a particular geological process. Specimen comes mounted and labeled, ready for your display.
An excellent example of crystallisation in a hydrothermal deposit. Heavier elements form molecules and crystallise out of solution as the temperatures and pressures drop. In this case, the Iron Sulfide Pyrite. Gleaming brass yellow isometric crystals are scattered along the outside edge of the contact zone, trapped within the forming Quartz matrix.
As the geochemistry slowly changed and all the Iron Sulfides had formed, the remaining Silicon Dioxide continued to form and crystallise within a trapped gas pocket. The result is remarkable: Quartz crystals deposited on the surface of the Quartz/Pyrite matrix.
A well-sized reference specimen that clearly shows a textbook example of a particular geological process.
Specimen comes mounted and labeled, ready for your display.
| Title | Quartz, Pyrite - Shangbao Mine, China |
|---|---|
| Brand | NearEarthExploration |
| Category | Minerals |
| SKU | x6dXb8a |
| Condition | new |
