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Native Selenium

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Native Selenium

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Poison Canyon, McKinley County, New Mexico, United States of America
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Native selenium specimens are uncommon worldwide. Specimens from this very obscure New Mexico locality are extremely rare and this is a very rich example. Sparkly metallic micro-crystals totally cover the front of the sandstone matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Selenium

Formula: 
Se
Strunz: 
1.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
red