Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Haüyne

Views:
Watches:
MGR177052

Haüyne

Classic Locality

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm
Description

Great rarity from this famouse classic locality in Germany. I show photos of the large main crystal, which is sharp terminated and very glossy. In it´s center you can see an intergrown, spherical group of crystals. Looks really amazing, hope my close up give you an idea of it. Goos contrast, minor black tourmaline is also present and there are lots of smaller hauyne crystals scattered all ober the specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Haüyne

Formula: 
(Na,Ca)4-8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)1-2
Strunz: 
9.FB.10
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Lake Nemi, Alban Hills, Rome Province, Latium, Italy