| 12idce.ios ((HUNTILITE)), Philadelphia Academy of Science #19044 $180 MINIMUM BID, Silver Islet mine, Silver Islet, Sibley Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada, 6.5 x 4.5 x .3 cm, Miniature | |
_small.jpg) | Only one specimen on mindat.org. Information from Mindat.org says Huntilite is now a discredited species. In 1879 it was thought to be a new species. It has since been shown to be a mixture of Nickeline and Antimony-rich silver with minor Skutterudite and Sphalerite. Also with the Huntilite dendrites as is in this specimen are small amounts of fine grained Galena which sparkles. The matrix is light pink Dolomite. Old Collectors Edge label at $750 and 100 + year old label with this 100+ year old specimen from the 19th century. This was part of a large lot of the Academy specimens I purchased from Collectors Edge. ex Philadelphia Academy of Sciences with label, ex E. D. Drown |
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