Mineral Specimens with Honessite

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MD-112490 - Honessite, Pyrite, Quartz - - Archived
US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
miniature, 4.9 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
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Honessite, Pyrite, Quartz from US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-112490a.jpg]

This is a superb example of this rare nickel species, with brilliant hulk-green crystals to 1 cm in a protected cavity in a quartz geode. I believe this is the world's best locality for the species....at least, I have not seen good honessite from other places for sale. Honessite is MUCH more rare than the millerite found in geodes from this hard-to-collect locality (I know, i collected there as a kid!). The location is a roadcut along a major state highway, now completely off-limits to collectors. 4.9 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm

MD-179884 - Honessite - - Archived
Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
small cabinet, 6.2 x 6.1 x 2.5 cm.
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Honessite from Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-179884b.jpg]

6.2 x 6.1 x 2.5 cm. Metallic, brilliant nickel-green honessite crystals richly fill a 3 cm vug in this impressive matrix specimen from a now closed locality. Honessite is much rarer than its close-relative millerite. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.

MRZ106 - Honessite with Pyrite in Quartz Geode - SOLD
Hall's Gap Road Cut, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
miniature, 4.9 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
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ex.  Martin Zinn

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Honessite with Pyrite in Quartz Geode from Hall's Gap Road Cut, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA [db_pics/pics/mrz106b.jpg]

This is a superb example of this rare nickel species, with brilliant hulk-green crystals to 1 cm in a protected cavity in a quartz geode. I believe this is the world's best locality for the species....at least, I have not seen good honessite from other places for sale. Honessite is MUCH more rare than the millerite found in geodes from this hard-to-collect locality (I know, i collected there as a kid!). The location is a roadcut along a major state highway, now completely off-limits to collectors.

MRZ270 - Honessite - SOLD
Hall�s Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
small cabinet, 6.2 x 6.1 x 2.5 cm
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ex.  Martin Zinn

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Honessite from Hall�s Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/pics/mrz270a.jpg]		CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE:
Honessite from Hall�s Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/pics/mrz270b.jpg]

Metallic, brilliant nickel-green honessite crystals richly fill a 3 cm vug in this impressive matrix specimen from a now closed locality. Honessite is MUCH more rare than its close-relative millerite and I can assure you, having collected here as a kid, that the stuff is REALLY rare at Hall's Gap. 1 in 1000 geodes have it, 1 for every 100 that have millerite.


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