Pyrite (ex Gary Weaver Collection)

Item Description

A beautiful, three-dimensional crystal group of sharp, well-formed, bright metallic golden color cubic crystals of Pyrite from one of the most classic of Peruvian localities. If you look closely, you can see the edges of the cubes have thin dodecahedral modifications, which is not terribly common from this locality. The piece has such eye-catching form with sculptural appeal and excellent "depth" of crystals, not just a "flat" plate. The crystals are in good shape, though there are some contacts on the underside, but it's forgivable since the display side is in great shape. A lovely display specimen of this well known material. The largest individual Pyrite crystal measures 1.5 cm on edge. From the collection of Gary Weaver of Prescott, Arizona (1944-2019). Gary was an electrical engineer who worked for many years for Hughes Aircraft in California. After retiring to Prescott, Arizona in the early 2000s, Gary rekindled his childhood love of minerals, amassing a collection of roughly 2000 specimens focusing on localities in which he and his wife had lived or visited (Mexico, Peru and the western / southwestern United States). You can read Gary's obituary here https://www.dcourier.com/news/2019/apr/27/obituary-gary-richard-weaver/