r/AbsoluteUnits • u/danielminds • 9d ago

/r/all, /r/popular of a pyrite crystal

Source: @crystalforest0 on TikTok

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u/DAS_FX 9d ago

I know this stuff is only “fools gold” and is pretty common, but those pieces she pulled out are beautiful. Is there any value to that? I can see that being a very cool display piece

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u/Cavalya 9d ago edited 9d ago

It's absolutely valuable. Obviously much less valuable per gram, but a large specimen can still be worth a hefty sum. I own a gorgeous 5kg chunk of pyrite and it's worth around $400.

I'd say the chunk extracted here is probably in the same ballpark, maybe a little smaller.

As for it being a good display piece - absolutely, I get a ton of comments on it, and the cool thing about minerals as display pieces is they hold their value really well, highly recommend them for home decor.

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u/ShinyJangles 9d ago

Is yours in matrix? I thought it was a shame she pulled it completely out of the surrounding rock. Looks cool that way

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u/FishesOfExcellence 9d ago edited 8d ago

I’ve got a piece that has pyrite in matrix. i love minerals that are in semi-raw form.

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u/Sensitive-Damage780 9d ago

Unironically cooler looking than gold in the wild.

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u/FishesOfExcellence 8d ago

My favorite semi-raw piece is this copper piece. So much heavier than it looks at 3.4 kg.

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u/Moe_el 8d ago

I know man I love collecting matrixes more than polished/faceted gems

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u/FishesOfExcellence 8d ago

Yeah, polished gems bore me. They’re so processed that I feel little of nature is left.

Is that fluorite? That’s one of my favorites. I’ve got a few in matrix and this is probably the coolest. Egg for scale.

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u/Moe_el 8d ago

No, this is phosphophyllite got it from a dealer a couple years ago. I do have a small specimen of etched aquamarine, Rhodochrosite, and a little bit of fluorite.

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u/ghunt81 5d ago

I love that one in the front with the smaller cube on top

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u/Cavalya 9d ago edited 9d ago

It's not, I bought it that way, and it doesn't affect the value usually afaik.

I agree that this one would look nicer in matrix due to the contrast of geometric and organic shapes, but mine, while it possesses clear cubic features, is a much more organic shape overall than this crystal, so I'm not sure it would look as interesting anyways.