{"product_id":"calcite-with-pyrite-5","title":"CALCITE   with PYRITE","description":"This relatively large cabinet specimen of Pyrite coating Calcite is an absolute treasure.  It would look stunning in any cabinet and could also sit equally comfortably as a fantastic Christmas decoration of towering golden spires or a forest of glistening fir trees!  It is from Uranium Mine No. 21 at H'je near Pr'bram, in the Central Bohemia Region of the Czech Republic.  The Calcite crystals emerge from a matrix of massive pinkish white Calcite and form tall, narrow elongated scalenohedral prisms of translucent off-white grading to smoky mid-grey.  It appears these crystals sat horizontally in a pocket because the thick coating of brassy golden Pyrite covers only one side of all the Calcites, indicating its 'way-up' orientation.  I should not be making fanciful analogies, but the Pyrite-covered structure is reminiscent of Disney-style castles with ever-taller towers clustered around one another.  Where occasional Calcite crystals are snapped off (only a few) the true thickness of the Pyrite can be observed, and it is certainly thicker than you would imagine!  This is a magnificent specimen perfect for display, accompanied with the previous collector's card label.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57781035434319,"sku":"CC19817","price":5551.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC19817_4ae2648a-2fa5-4e60-9d74-b3ff6aa9b21d.jpg?v=1783977186","url":"https:\/\/crystalclassics.co.uk\/products\/calcite-with-pyrite-5","provider":"Crystal Classics UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}