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Bournonite and Sphalerite on Quartz from Banská Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica, Stiavnicke Mountains, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

 
Bournonite and Sphalerite on Quartz from Banská Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica, Stiavnicke Mountains, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Bournonite and Sphalerite on Quartz from Banská Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica, Stiavnicke Mountains, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Bournonite and Sphalerite on Quartz from Banská Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica, Stiavnicke Mountains, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

DESCRIPTION:No. 28067
Mineral:Bournonite and Sphalerite on Quartz
Locality:Banská Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica, Stiavnicke Mountains, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
Description:Classic cogwheel-twin crystals of metallic bournonite to 5 mm with sphalerite up to 15 mm on matrix of milky quartz crystals. Good, old-time specimen dating to early 1900s. No damage except around the edges where it was attached to surrounding rock. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970)
Overall Size:9x8x3 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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