21hhdw.ts ((SPHALERITE, QUARTZ, CALCITE, SIDERITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Krai, Russia, 11 x 6 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, | |
A pair of intergrown large Sphalerite crystals with a unique shape. I bought one 20 years ago that I could not resist at the time. These crystals on this specimen has a tight crack exaggerated by the camera. Sections are not loose and not repaired. It is a crack from the in the pocket when collected. The are some white Calcite on the terminated Quartz crystals. Also the Quartz crystals have oriented spherical Siderite on one side of the Quartz along with a coating of Siderite on the one side of the Quartz crystals. ex Dana Wilson MD collection. |