Apache Gold
This lovely material is known as Apache Gold. It is bright and shiny gold Chalcopyrite in a black Shist found in Jerome, Arizona.
Chalcopyrite has been refered to as Fool's Gold because it is such a bright gold color and the black in this material is dark black, creating quite a striking contrast. Apache Gold takes a high polish. I had to shoot some of the cabochons from an angle to avoid a strong reflection-the stones are symmetrical.
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