Pyrite, Diopside on Tanzanite
sold- Locality
- Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania
- Minerals
- Zoisite, Diopside, Pyrite
- Dimensions
- 3 x 1 x 1 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- AF379
Single Tanzanite crystal with a Pyrite crystal and a cluster of tiny Diopsides attached to one side of the termination. Pyrite is not unusual from Merelani, but Tanzanite specimens with attached pyrite are uncommon, especially those with the pyrite perched so aesthetically on the Tanzanite.