Lintisite is a very rare mineral, known only from three localities. It is extremely rare at MSH. Ussingite is less rare, but not exactly common at MSH. The main feature of this specimen is the lintisite, but there are also some well-formed crystals of ussingite. The lintisite crystals are very small (ca 0.25 mm) but they are quite distinct and there are several sprays of them.
Unfortunately I have not discovered the knack for photographing lintisite on a background of ussingite that does not make the ussingite look unnaturally dark. The photos shown were taken at various times and are the result of different strategies in dealing with this issue. You will notice that the color balance differs from attempt to attempt, but it isn’t really satisfactory in any of them.
The first photo (FOV 1.7 x 1.2 mm) is an extreme close-up of the largest lintisite aggregate. It spans 0.78 mm.
The next pair of photos (FOV 2.5 x 3.5 mm) is a broader view showing the same aggregate on the left, and another of the larger sprays on the right. The lilac color of most of the background ussingite isn’t too bad, but the distinct crystals on the left are darker than in reality.
The next pair of photos (FOV 1.3 x 1.7 mm) is a close-up of the right-side spray shown in the previous pair of photos. Given the very small size of the lintisite crystals (0.25 mm), the photo does a fair job of showing them. But the somber color of the ussingite doesn’t match reality. The crystals do look dark – but not that morbid. However the photos do show the blocky shape of the ussingite crystals. As is typical at MSH, they exhibit parallel or nearly parallel growth.
The next pair of photos (FOV 2.2 x 3.0 mm) is a broader view showing a few small lintisite sprays and more of the ussingite crystals. The ussingite crystals are fairly clear, but the color accuracy is not very good. The red-orange crystal is manganoneptunite.
The next pair of photos (FOV 2.5 x 2.9 mm) is another attempt to show the same area. Again, the shapes of he ussingite crystals are fairly clear, but the color accuracy is just as bad – in a different way.
The only photo that does a fairly good job of showing the ussingite realistically is the last, full-view photo. But at that scale, neither the ussingite crystals nor the lintisite crystals are really discernible.
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