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MD-113269 - Nickeline - - Archived Keeley-Frontier Mine (Canadian Keeley; Frontier Mine; Keeley Mine), South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada small cabinet, 5.9 x 4.3 x 1.4 cm.
5.9 x 4.3 x 1.4 cm. Another Canadian rarity, a rich and heavy (polished) specimen of nickeline (nickel arsenide) from the cobalt district of Canada. According to Mindat, the name came "From the German nickname for the ore miners called kupfernickel (copper nickel); after Old Nick and his mischievous gnomes, because the ore seemed to contain copper but yielded none.") This hefty polished slab weighs 2.8 ounces despite its thin size! HEAVY stuff! This is old material from a classic ,now defunct, locality.
MD-121719 - Silver, Nickeline - - Archived Capitol Mine, Haultain Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada small cabinet, 5.4 x 3.1 x 0.7 cm.
5.4 x 3.1 x 0.7 cm. This is a rich, 1.3-ounce specimen of silver in a natural amalgam with the nickel-arsenide "niccolite", from the Capitol-Siscoe Mine in Canada. It has been sliced and polished on one side. You can see that except for a bit of quartz, this is just about solid silver and nickeline.
MD-201686 - Nickeline, Baryte - - Archived Eisleben, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany miniature, 3.3 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm.
3.3 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm. A rare, very rich solid specimen of metallic-bright, brassy, hexagonal nickeline crystals to 3 mm nicely accented with baryte on this fine, old-time piece from Eisleben, Germany. Nickeline is the combination of the two elements, nickel and arsenic. Accompanied by an old, handwritten German label. The collection this came out of was a museum stash dating to prior to World War I.
MD-255132 - Nickeline, Bismuth - - Archived Eisleben, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany miniature, 4.2 x 3.7 x 3.0 cm.
4.2 x 3.7 x 3.0 cm. A striking, wedge-shaped combination specimen of lustrous, beautifully bronzy, massive nickeline in a matrix of botryoidal to massive native bismuth. Very rich, old-time, classic elemental ore from a historic locale - Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Weighs 104 grams.
MD-258277 - Nickeline - - Archived Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada cabinet, 10.8 x 7.0 x 1.2 cm.
10.8 x 7.0 x 1.2 cm. A Canadian rarity, a rich slabbed-and-polished ore specimen of a bifurcating vein of lustrous, rose-gold nickeline (nickel arsenide) from the famous Cobalt District of Canada. Interesting chemistry here, as the nickeline suddenly stops in the veins and the veins continue as quartz. The matrix appears to be a gabbro. Both the polished and unpolished (second photo) sides of the slab are shown. Weighs 270 grams.
MD-282217 - Nickeline, Bismuth - - Archived Eisleben, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany small cabinet, 5.3 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm.
5.3 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm. A striking, wedge-shaped specimen of very lustrous, beautifully bronzy, crystallized and massive nickeline in a quartz and native bismuth matrix. Very rich, old-time, classic, elemental ore from a historic locale - Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Weighs 33 grams.
MD-43646 - Nickeline - - Archived Pöhla, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany miniature, 4.8 x 3 x 3 cm
Incredible, sharp crystals of this rare species to almost 2 cm, perfectly preserved and protected inside a natural vug in bismuth and silver-rich matrix! This is a stunning miniature for display, and for significance of the crystals. 4.8 x 3 x 3 cm
MD-47289 - Breithauptite, Nickeline - - Archived Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada small cabinet, 9.3 x 4.9 x 3.0 cm
A weighty, lustrous, polished, vein slice of massive, metallic, breithauptite with metallic, orange-brown nickeline with minor quartz from the famous Cobalt area of Ontario, Canada. Ex Richard Hauck Collection. 454 grams or 1 pound for this old-time, small cabinet piece! HEFTY and impressive.... 9.3 x 4.9 x 3.0 cm
MD-51154 - Nickeline - - Archived St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany small cabinet, 5.6 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm
This is an obvious old timer NOT from Andreasberg, Germany. Although crystals are not in evidence, this specimen is rich with massive ore of this member of the nickeline family and displays extremely high luster and a lovely champagne color. 5.6 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm
MD-52567 - Nickeline, Silver, Cobaltite - - Archived Keeley-Frontier Mine (Canadian Keeley; Frontier Mine; Keeley Mine), South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada cabinet, 9.7 x 6.6 x 3.5 cm
A showy, rich, ore specimen of lustrous, rose-gold niccolite (nickeline) with micro cobaltite crystals and micro silver wires from the famous Cobalt area of Ontario, Canada. Ex Richard Hauck Collection. 9.7 x 6.6 x 3.5 cm
MD-60934 - Proustite, Nickeline - - Archived Little Keeley Shaft, Keeley-Frontier Mine (Canadian Keeley; Frontier Mine; Keeley Mine), South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada cabinet, 11 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm.
11 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm. Proustite is exceptionally rare for Canada, and for this district in particular. Here is a large piece riddled with prousite xls. Massive dark gray nickeline is the matrix for vugs of twinned 2 mm across calcite, upon which is emplaced a series of slender, elongated, bright red, acicular, lustrous, gemmy proustite crystals. The proustite crystals reach almost 1 cm in length and traverse the length of the open pockets of the specimen.
MUN05-30 - Nickeline - $ 4500 SOLD Pohla Mine, Saxony, Germany (circa 1970) miniature, 4.8 x 3 x 3 cm
Incredible, sharp crystals of this rare species to almost 2 cm, perfectly preserved and protected inside a natural vug in bismuth and silver-rich matrix! This is a stunning miniature for display, and for significance of the crystals.
T06-159 - Proustite in Nickeline - $ 2000 SOLD Little Keeley Mine, South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada cabinet, 11 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm ex. Grace Dearborn ex. Phil Scalisi
Proustite is exceptionally rare for Canada, and for this district in particular. Here is a large piece riddled with prousite xls! Massive dark gray nickeline is the matrix for vugs of twinned 2 mm across calcite, upon which, is emplaced, a series of slender, elongated, bright red, acicular, lustrous, gemmy, proustite crystals. The proustite crystals reach almost 1 cm in length and traverse the length of the open pockets of the specimen. p> All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
