{"product_id":"pyrite-crystal-cluster-nanisivik-mine-baffin-island-nunavut","title":"Pyrite Crystal Cluster — Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, Nunavut","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA hand-sized cluster of pyrite from one of the Arctic's most storied mineral localities. The Nanisivik Mine, situated 750 km north of the Arctic Circle on Baffin Island, operated from 1976–2002 as a zinc-lead producer, but among collectors it's remembered for something else entirely: pyrite crystals with a level of complex, highly modified crystal habit rarely seen anywhere else on Earth. Permafrost kept the underground vugs ice-filled year-round, and specimens had to be collected with ice picks and thawed gradually at surface — a process that preserved crystal faces most mines destroy in the extraction process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis piece shows the classic combination of cubic, octahedral, dodecahedral, and pyritohedral faces the locality is known for, with a bright brassy luster and sharp, well-defined crystal terminations. Nanisivik is closed and has been for over two decades — material like this isn't being replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecimen Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox specimen weight (g): 746 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. specimen size (mm): 100mm x 80mm x 55mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rad Man Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54400051118364,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/5524\/1500\/files\/P9060039.jpg?v=1788724647","url":"https:\/\/radmanminerals.com\/products\/pyrite-crystal-cluster-nanisivik-mine-baffin-island-nunavut","provider":"Rad Man Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}