Large Grade AAA Peruvian Pyrite with Galena in Quartz Mineral Specimen Mounted on Display

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Galena Galena is a lead sulfide and the most important of over 60 known lead ores. The word galena is derived from the Latin word for lead. Galena is believed to be the first ore to be smelted. Lead beads have been found in Turkey dating to 6500 BCE. Galena often contains small amounts of silver, zinc, copper, cadmium, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth, Pyrite Pyrite is also known as “fools gold” because it was frequently mistaken for Gold. Pyrite and Gold often form together and when this occurs, pyrite can have trace amounts of gold. Pyrite is an iron sulfide (FeS2) and has a hardness of 6-6.5 on the Mogs hardness scale. Pyrite comes from the Greek word “pyr” meaning “fire” because it would create sparks when struck with a hard swipe against metal. Pyrite occurs as well-formed crystals of cubes, octahedron and pyritohedron. Quartz The colorless, transparent variety of quartz. Quartz is composed of silicon dioxide, the most common mineral in Earth’s crust after ic