Pyrite, “Gold Nugget” Classic Stud Earrings Set in .925 Sterling Silver Best Price !!!

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Rainbow (iridescent) pyrite is a relatively new gemstone recently discovered in Russia. This material comes in the form of druzy – a fine layer of miniature crystals coating a matrix. It offers a shimmering rainbow of colors, including shades of gold, green, pink and blue. This unique stone is found not far from Ulianovsk, on Volga River. Pyrite itself is named for the Greek word for fire “Pyr,” as it produces sparks when it is struck with steel. Pyrite has an opaque, shiny, metallic luster and it can be iridescent. It was polished by the Native Americans in early times and used as mirrors. The typical color of pyrite is bright pale yellow to brass-yellow, gray-yellow often tarnished with a brown film of iron oxide. Pyrite is also known as “Fool’s Gold” because it is often mistaken for gold, however the two are quite different and it is not that difficult to distinguish one from the other. Pyrite grains are lighter and tougher than gold, and has broken faces, properties that are not normally found in gold.
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Ian and Valeri Co. Features Pyrite is the classic “Fool’s Gold”.There are other shiny brassy yellow minerals, but pyrite is by far the most common and the most often mistaken for gold. Pyrite is a very common mineral, found in a wide variety of geological formations from sedimentary deposits to hydrothermal veins and as a constituent of metamorphic rocks. Name Origin: Greek, pyrite’s lithos meaning “stone which strikes fire,” in reference to the spark produced when iron is struck with a piece of pyrite. Fine specimens have been found throughout the world. Some of the more well know locations are Germany; Russia; Spain; and South Africa along with many others. Pyrite will always be noticeable for others to see, because it shines with any type of lightning and it is a very beautiful eye catcher.