PYRITE, GALENA, QUARTZ, SAN JOSE DE HUAYLLAY DISTR. CERRO DE PASCO PROV PERU (small cabinet)

Pyrite, commonly referred to as fool's gold, is an iron sulphide with the chemical formula FeS2, also known as iron (II) disulphide. It is the most prevalent sulphide mineral found in nature.

Galena, known as lead glance, is the natural mineral variant of lead(II) sulphide (PbS) and serves as the primary ore for lead, as well as a significant source of silver. 

This mineral is among the most prevalent and widely found sulphide minerals, crystallizing in the cubic system and frequently exhibiting octahedral shapes. Galena is commonly found in association with other minerals such as sphalerite, calcite, and fluorite.

Quartz is a robust crystalline mineral made up of silica, or silicon dioxide. Its structure consists of a continuous arrangement of SiO4 silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, where each oxygen atom is shared between two tetrahedra, resulting in the chemical formula SiO2. This classification places quartz as a framework silicate mineral in terms of structure and as an oxide mineral in terms of composition. It ranks as the second most prevalent mineral in the continental crust of Earth, following feldspar.

Private Peruvian Collection. Very rare as the mines closed decades ago. Former Steve Moon Collection.