Iron Pyrite Sun Dollar Sparta IL Mine Miner\'s Dollar Fools Gold coal private USA
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Iron Pyrite Sun Dollar Sparta IL Mine Miner\'s Dollar Fools Gold coal private USA:
$16.50
Beautifully Sparkling Iron Pyrite Sun DollarMeasures approx 2 7/8\" (73mm) acrossOne of the most unusual and striking varieties of pyrite are the disc-shaped pyrite \"suns\", also known as pyrite dollars, which exhibit striations radiating out from the center like rays of the sun. These unique specimens are recovered from underground coal mines near Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois USA, where they occur in narrow, compacted seams of slate interbedded in 300 million-year-old Pennsylvanian Period coal deposits. The origin of pyrite suns has been a subject of speculation and debate. While some authorities have speculated they originated as fossils that were subsequently replaced with pyrite, the current consensus is they are concretions spread out under pressure and forced to grow in a laterally compressed, radiating manner in the seams of slate.Much sought after by mineral collectors and particularly by those with an affinity for pyrite, pyrite suns will become increasingly rare and difficult to obtain as the Illinois coal mines cease production and are shut down one by one.This Sun Dollar was hand selected as one of The Best from a private collection.Please be aware crystals will differ slightly from the images due to lighting, individual computer monitors and angles the images have been taken at.
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Iron Pyrite Sun Dollar Sparta IL Mine Miner\'s Dollar Fools Gold coal private USA:
$16.50