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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
- Formula
- Na4TiZr2O4(CO3)4
- Size
- Miniature 4x3x3.5cm
- Tagged
- carbonate
Large 1-2mm, exceptional Sabinaite crystals scattered amongst tan, large rhombs of Siderite. There are also groups of much smaller Sabinaite. These are seen in the photos as yellowish clusters to 9mm across. The large chalky looking prismatic crystals are Calcioburbankite, also quite remarkable and reach 1.5cm!
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Sacrofano, Roma, Lazio, Italy
- Formula
- (Na,Ca)9(Si,Al)12O24(OH,SO4,CO3,Cl)4·nH2O
- Size
- Miniature 3.5x3x2cm
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Superb transparent colorless, hexagonal crystals to 2.5mm in a 1cm vug. It occurs in stacked hexagonal plates. Sacrofanite is a rare tectosilicate found in volcanic rock in only two worldwide localities. These are by all accounts excellent crystals.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Cobalt-Gowganda dist., Ontario, Canada
- Formula
- (Co,Fe,Ni)As2
- Size
- Miniature 3.5x4.5x2.5cm
- Tagged
- sulfide
Silvery platy Safflorite crystals in radial sprays to 2mm embedded in pale pinkish Calcite.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Alberoda, Schlema-Hartenstein dist., Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
- Formula
- (Co,Fe,Ni)As2
- Size
- Miniature 4x3x2cm
- Tagged
- sulfide
An incredible specimen showing arborescent or skeletal growth patterns much like Silver. In fact, the crystals may have replaced Silver. There is a secondary growth of Pyrite and possible Skutterudite and minute Arsenopyrite.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Langis mine, Cobalt dist., Ontario, Canada
- Formula
- (Co,Fe,Ni)As2
- Size
- SmCabinet 9x7x1.5cm
- Tagged
- ore mineral , nickel
A great ore specimen showing the arborecent crystallization of Safflorite in 1cm rods suspended in hard Calcite matrix. At the tips of the Safflorite is the remaining phase of Nickeline marking the depletion of cobalt. On the flip side you can see the alterations to probably Annabergite. It is a slice on one side. You will have endless hours of studying the ore development under the microscope.
