Pyrite Cluster - 2.821" neanderthal its pieces scattering over Capitán

its pieces scattering over Capitán Bermúdez

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a diverse biomass that the modern Arctic tundra doesn’t approach

The specimens are housed in an acrylic jar that is encased within a glass-topped riker display box

PLESIOSAUR (PADDLE)

Pyrite Cluster - 2.821" neanderthal its pieces scattering over CapitánBetter known as Fool's Gold, pyrite is an iron sulfide compound with a gold like appearance, hence its nickname. Unlike gold however, pyrite often forms in cubic crystals, an expression of the mineral's cube shaped atomic structure. This specimen is a pyrite cluster measuring 2. 821". It might not be worth its weight in gold, but this mineral has been valued since prehistory when pyrite was used as a fire starter by Neanderthals and our other human