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Cadmium Wurtzite

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Cadmium Wurtzite

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Description
Locality: 
Agios Philippos Mine, Kirki, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 3.9 × 3.1 cm
Description

I bought a quite large lot of cadmium-rich wurtzites 2-3 years, right after they were discovered in Agios Philippos. Right now, all that I have is 3 specimens in my whole inventory. The fourth specimen was sold at my previous auction for 79euros. Among the three that I have left, one piece is an average example and the other two are great examples. The specimen auctioned here is one my two best specimens. I was keeping these two in order to sell them at full retail but I decided to auction one of them here. It is a quite large for the find specimen, with very well-formed crystals and quite good coverage. I have to note that the crystals here are bigger than usually and the condition is excellent for the find. Last chance to get a great Greek cadmium-rich wurtzite specimen as I am not planning to auction my last good specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cadmium

Formula: 
Cd
Strunz: 
1.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Ust'-Khann'ya Intrusion, Lower Khann'ya River, Vilyui River Basin (Vilui River Basin; Wilui River Basin), Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...

Wurtzite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

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