Description: Baryte with Pyrrhotite Hecla Rosebud Mine, Rosebud District, Sulphur, Pershing County, Nevada, USA 19.5 x 13.0 x 5.2 cm This fine association of brassy, thin, platy crystals of Pyrrhotite to 34 x 26 mm across and lustrous, pale rosy-cream colored, blocky Baryte crystals to 22 mm are perched on matrix covered by sparkling white Quartz. This huge specimen is in pristine condition, and is top notch for this not very prolific Nevada locality.

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