Iridescent chalcopyrite, 2.5–3" piece Quartz or as if the edge

or as if the edge has been peeled up from the surface like a tutu

These arches are made by drilling a hole through a chunk of sandstone and sandblasting the material into a smoothed arch

25oz / 35g pouch)

There are several crystals with curvature which I believe is damage that occurred to the specimen

Iridescent chalcopyrite, 2.5–3" piece Quartz or as if the edgeLocality: Mexico Approx size: 2. 53" Approx weight: 75275g, avg 200g **Altered material Iridescent chalcopyrite is frequently sold as "peacock ore" due to its jewel tone mix of blue, green, purple, and gold. If pyrite is fool's gold, then this variety of chalcopyrite is fool's bornite: it borrows its trade name from the closely related mineral bornite, the original peacock ore. The same process causes vibrant iridescence in both minerals by tarnishing