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Calcite Jamesonite Siderite & Sphalerite

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Calcite Jamesonite Siderite & Sphalerite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 4.2 × 3.3 cm
Weight: 
126.00gr
Description

Absolutely superb specimen from Romania. Here you can see a highly eye-catching, sculptural built formation of several intergrown stalactites composed of hundrets of flattened rhombohedral calcite crystals having jamesonite inclusions. One half is highly loaded with it and appears lustrous black while the other half is only slightly infused. Additionally there are hundrets of well formed and highly lustrous, yellowish to golden appearing siderite crystals attached as well to the darker side of the specimen which enhances the contrast dramatically. Last but not least there is an area where also some lustrous black sphalerite is visible. Viewed from one position the formation highly reminds of a hand with its fingers stretched out and from another position this unique specimen looks like a standing creature waving with one hand. This is definitely one of the weirdest and coolest formed specimen I have ever seen and it is in absolutely perfect condition with no significant damage at all except some tiny siderite crystals at one side missing. Of course this beauty is also developed as a floater.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Jamesonite

Formula: 
Pb4FeSb6S14
Strunz: 
2.HB.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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