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Mineral Specimens with Nickel-skutterudite
- 8 specimens selected
ex. John White
A very heavy specimen of solid skutterudite, from a CLASSIC and important locality for the species! These are old specimens, some to the 1800s, and now rare on the market. Technically this former species is now regarded as an arsenic-deficient variety of Nickel-Skutterudite or simply as a synonym for Nickel-Skutterudite.. In any case, this is an excellent example of the nickel species, well crystallized, and a beautiful display quality miniature. The complex form of these crystals, and their bright lustre, mark them as German apart from modern finds in Morocco.
Extremely sharp crystals to 7mm, combined with unusually fine pseudocubic crystallography, makes this specimen a VERY choice miniature for the locality. These were collected, I am told, between the 1880s and 1920s. Most such specimens are rather lumpy, less rich, or simply have more poorly developed crystals. For the market, this is a very special and choice specimen....as you'd expect from the German suite of this particular collection, which was clearly its pride and joy.
5 x 4 x 2 cm. Extremely sharp crystals to 7mm, combined with unusually fine isometric crystallography, makes this specimen a superb miniature for the locality. These were collected, I am told, between the 1880s and 1920s.
4.3 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm. A very heavy specimen of solid chloanthite from a classic and important locality for the species. These are old specimens, some to the 1800s, and now rarely available. Technically this former species is now regarded as an arsenic-deficient variety of nickelskutterudite or simply as a synonym for nickelskutterudite. In any case, this is an excellent example of the nickel species, well crystallized, and a beautiful display quality miniature. The complex form of these crystals and their bright lustre mark them as German apart from modern finds in Morocco. Ex. John White Collection.
An exceptionally rich specimen, with excellent 3-dimensional coverage by thick clusters of bright, metallic, chloanthite (nickel-rich skutterudite). This is the classic locality for the material, and although such specimens are usually big and clunky this one is definitely more on the aesthetic side (and better in person!) 6.1 x 5.6 x 2.4 cm
An extremely fine miniature with very rich, extremely metallic, lustrous crystals to 7 mm completely covering the display face and cascading down the matrix. VERY FINE example of this old German classic! In person, this is a very 3-dimensional piece and it is MUCH MUCH BETTER IN PERSON as the metallic lustre and form make it hard to photograph. ex. Richard Kosnar Collection. 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm
An exceptionally rich specimen, with excellent 3-dimensional coverage by thick clusters of bright, metallic, chloanthite (nickel-rich skutterudite). This is the classic locality for the material, and although such specimens are usually big and clunky this one is definitely more on the aesthetic side (and better in person!)
An extremely fine miniature with very rich, extremely metallic, lustrous crystals to 7 mm completely covering the display face and cascading down the matrix. VERY FINE example of this old German classic! In person, this is a very 3-dimensional piece and it is MUCH MUCH BETTER IN PERSON as the metallic lustre and form make it hard to photograph. ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.
- 8 specimens selected
Rob Lavinsky, rob@irocks.com
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