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OLDEURO-23 - Lollingite on Dyscrasite & Arsenic - $ 250 SOLD Samson Mine, Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Saxony, Germany miniature, 4.7 x 3.7 x 3.4 cm
I initially had mis-described this as Dyscrasite on Arsenic but its more complicated than that, according to Dr. Frank Keutsch: I am pretty sure of the re-ID as I have a bunch of these pieces in my collection and am a little obsessive about analyzing them. In essence my experience always has been the sequence: dyscrasite core, followed by arsenic, with lollingite xx on top. The label also states "dyscrasite in nat. arsenic." From the important Samson Mine, then, this is a sparkling specimen of minute Lollingite crystals perched upon native arsenic atop of nodular dyscrasite (aesthetic at least by standards of that species, from here). A significant and interesting locality piece. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries |
