Crushed Silvery-Gold Cocada Pyrite Sand (Grade A) from Peru, Medium Sand (0.25mm-2mm)

Pyrite, also known as "Fool's Gold", is an iron sulfide that has a shiny, metallic gold luster. This particular pyrite (Cocada pyrite) is from Peru and is known for its superior, metallic luster. Pyrite sourced from this region is widely regarded as some of the highest quality pyrite in the world. This crushed pyrite has a brilliant sparkle and is very clean with no impurities. Our medium material is considered to be sand sized (very coarse sand to fine sand), ranging between 2 millimeters to 0.25 millimeters. Please see the corresponding sediment size chart. Mineral Properties Mohs’s Hardness: 6 - 6.5  Specific Gravity (g/cm3): 4.9 - 5.1  Luster: Metallic Color: Pale Silvery-Gold Origin: Peru This product is not man-made, mixed with resin, dyed, or stabilized. Pictures are taken in full sun and material is dry. Size measurements are using the metric system (millimeters), including the metric ruler (cm/mm) as shown in the product photos. ***Please note that this mineral is dense; the