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MD-236637
Pyrrhotite, Galena, Quartz
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk (Dalnegorsk; Tetyukhe; Tjetjuche; Tetjuche), Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Miniature, 5.0 x 4.0 x 2.8 cm
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A classic and aesthetic combination specimen from the Nikolaevskiy Mine at Dal'negorsk. A 2.2 cm, tabular, mirror-bright, brassy pyrrhotite crystal is set between two, perpendicular, lustrous, metallic-gray, spinel-twinned galena crystals. This is a fantastic, complete-all-around piece. Interesting, stalk-like florets of quartz needles lie in front of both sides of the pyrrhotite crystal and beautifully accent the piece. Smaller galena spinel-twins, sphalerite and chalcopyrite comprise the rest of the matrix.