GROUPE DE PYRITES
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GROUPE DE PYRITES

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GROUPE DE PYRITES
25 x 30 cm. (10 x 11½ in.)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
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A CLUSTER OF PYRITE CRYSTALS

Owing to its brassy yellow, metallic appearance, pyrite is sometimes referred to as "Fool's Gold"

Its name derived from the Greek for "fire" due to the sparks that result when pyrite is struck against iron

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Lot Essay

Son éclat métallique d'un jaune froid, semblable à celui du laiton, lui vaudra parfois d'être nommé or des fous.
Son nom est dérivé du grec pyr "feu", du fait qu'elle émet des étincelles quand on la frotte contre du fer

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