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Boracite from Bergwerk Hohenfels, Sehnde, Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany

 
Boracite from Bergwerk Hohenfels, Sehnde, Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany

Boracite from Bergwerk Hohenfels, Sehnde, Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany

Boracite from Bergwerk Hohenfels, Sehnde, Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany

DESCRIPTION:No. 69286
Mineral:Boracite
Locality:Bergwerk Hohenfels, Sehnde, Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany
Description:Large single crystal of transparent-to-translucent pale-gray boracite fully crystallized on all faces. The boracite crystal is a combination of cubic, octahedral and dodecahedral forms, and the crystal faces are slightly textured. Collected in 1880; Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II)
Overall Size:10x10x9 mm
Crystals:10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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