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Proustite on Native Arsenic from Niederschlema, Saxony, Germany

 
Proustite on Native Arsenic from Niederschlema, Saxony, Germany

Proustite on Native Arsenic from Niederschlema, Saxony, Germany

Proustite on Native Arsenic from Niederschlema, Saxony, Germany

Proustite on Native Arsenic from Niederschlema, Saxony, Germany

DESCRIPTION:No. 29372
Mineral:Proustite on Native Arsenic
Locality:Niederschlema, Saxony, Germany
Description:Dark gray native (natural) arsenic forming hemispherical crystal aggregates up to 4 mm with scattered crystals of translucent ruby-red proustite crystals up to 2 mm in shallow cavities throughout the specimen. Looks beautiful under magnification. Ex. Dr. Eugene E. Sensel (1911-2000) collection #G867; ex. E. Windisch in 1967
Overall Size:6x5.5x3 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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