All Specimens with Sperrylite

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8P4 - Sperrylite - SOLD
Talnakh, Norilsk, Siberia, Russia
cabinet, 11 x 7 x 3 cm

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Large Miniature, 5 x 4 x 1.7 cm

MD-169919 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
thumbnail, 0.8 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm.

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0.8 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm. A splendent, silvery, .12 cm across, crystal of sperrylite, is perched high on its matrix. Sperrylite is a rare platinum arsenide. Canadian specimens are VERY rare and old, and hard to obtain!

MD-169920 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
thumbnail, 0.8 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm.

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0.8 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm. Emplaced on massive chalcopyrite are a few splendent, silvery, crystals of sperrylite, to .2 cm across. Sperrylite is a rare platinum arsenide. Canadian specimens are VERY rare and old, and hard to obtain! This crystal is small but so sharply cubic, and bright, it leaps out.

MD-176674 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm.

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2.6 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm. This piece features a 1.1 cm elongated cube of Sperrylite with amazingly high luster and very sharp faces. The crystal is flaring off a Chalcopyrite matrix. Ex. Bryan Lees Collection.

MD-180728 - Sperrylite, Chalcopyrite - - Archived
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
miniature, 4.8 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm.

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4.8 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm. Rare and fairly large sperrylite crystals for the locality are scattered on chalcopyrite matrix on this super specimen from the Type Locality, the Vermillion Mine of Ontario. The metallic-bright crystals reach 3 mm. Ex. Plavac Collection.

MD-195701 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
thumbnail, 2.8 x 1.9 x 0.9 cm.

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2.8 x 1.9 x 0.9 cm. A sharp, very brilliant crystal of 7mm stands out on a cluster of smaller crystals, all displayed dramatically on a natural pedestal of this ore/sulfide matrix. Sperrylite is a rare platinum-containing species that crystallizes in large and beautiful form. This crystal has superb lustre and a brilliant shine to it in person. The main crystal here is remarkable for its symmetry and that all corners are on display. These came out mostly in the early 1990s to the market, though many were said to have been mined in the 1980s and stored in Russia’s strategic reserves until released for sale.

MD-215062 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
thumbnail, 1.7 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm.

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1.7 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm. A sharply formed 5mm crystal perched on matrix, from this classic locality for the world's best sperrylites. Like most large crystals of this species, it shows some fractional surface crackling. This is a superb representation of this very rare platinum-species.

MD-221340 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
thumbnail, 1.2 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm.

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1.2 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm. This is a sharp 1 cm-tall, tapered crystal of the rare platinum mineral species Sperrylite. It is actually the first sperrylite I had ever seen in person, back in the late 1980s, when it was in the collection of my own mentor, Carlton Davis. It features a very unusual crystal for the species, with an elongated, almost prismatic habit to it, perched on a bit of matrix. Ex. Carlton Davis Collection.

MD-222380 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
miniature, 3.8 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm.

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3.8 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm. A classic and old-time sperrylite specimen from the historic Type Locality - the Vermilion Mine at Sudbury, Ontario. This is a rare platinum-containing species. This specimen has a (large for this locality) 4 mm, sharp, splendent sperrylite crystal set atop iridescent chalcopyrite-rich matrix. Excellent, highly representative material from a famous mine and locality. But in superb quality - the eye visible crystal is mirror bright. Sperrylite was discovered in 1889. This is undoubtedly old material probably from the late 1800s, as it has an old label on the back of the specimen.

MD-229885 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
thumbnail, 1.2 x .7 x .2 cm.

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1.2 x .7 x .2 cm. A sharp, lustrous 2mm crystal of Sperrylite right on the tip of a matrix shard composed of a very interestring suite of minerals (cubanite, pentlandite, etc). For the locality, this is quite an excellent, attractive Sperrylite. This is the type locality for this rare platinum species. Ex. Charlie Key Collection.

MD-254284 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
thumbnail, 1.9 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm.

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1.9 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm. This locality has arguably produced the finest sperrylite specimens around. These crystals are huge, with the largest being 1.3 cm across. All large sperrylites have some cracking, and this is typical of that effect, although they are not as distracting in person as in the photo. This rare platinum arsenide has mirror bright luster, is silvery-gray, and has a high specific gravity. A superb specimen, as the one crystal is perched upon another crystal.

MD-33967 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
thumbnail, 17mm

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WOW! This specimen is composed of about a dozen crystals of sperrylite from 5mm to 17mm in size, perched atop the rim of a well-trimmed matrix. It is tremendously aesthetic, especially as so many of these specimens ahve a too-massive look to them. The crystals have VERY bright lustre that is so reflective it makes them look flat when shot for these photos. In person, the crystals are actually quite dazzling. All are pristine and perfect. The largest is 1.5 to 1.7 cm across depending on which edge you measure. Moreover, it is strikingly cuboctahedral in appearance and this quite dramatic. The lower-right photo shows a view of this crystal from the right side. The bottom-left shows a frontal view of the top ridge. 5 x 4 x 1.7 cm

MD-34323 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
miniature, 3.4 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm

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This bright , metallic specimen consists of of a rich vein of sperrylite from which project crystals at the top, to 6 mm in size. The specimen actually has MORE crystals of 2-4 mm on the other side (though the 6 mm crystal has a ding on that rear-facing corner), but it is really difficult to photograph so we simply took the shots we could get of one side and the edge view. It is MUCH better in person and I regard this as a deal for the price, for such a nice example of this rare, crystallized platinum species. 3.4 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm

MD-39031 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
thumbnail, 1.1 cm

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A STUNNING, brilliantly lustrous, 1.1 cm sperrylite perched nicely in matrix makes this a kille rminiature for the price, with significance for the size of the crystal and its nice display on matrix. 4.4 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm

MD-39948 - Sperrylite - - Archived
Taimyr (Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky) Cu-Ni deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
thumbnail, 1.0 cm

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Sperrylite is one of the world's great platinum minerals in crystalline form and specimens of quality, AND of size, came only from a small deposit found here some years ago. Now, they are very scarce on the market. This is a spectacular display-quality piece with good aesthetics. The contrast of colors, between the brassy matrix of massive chalcopyrite and the mirror bright luster, and silver color of sperrylite, is spectacular. Several crystals of sperrylite, a platinum mineral, dot the surface of the chalcopyrite matrix. The largest crystal is 1.0 cm across and it is very sharply crysatllized. In fact, It LOOKS twinned - I do not know what twinning in sperrylite SHOULD look like, but a hunch says this may be it. It certainly is more complex than other crystals I have seen. 6.6 x 3.1 x 1.1 cm

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