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Molybdenite With Amethyst & Quartz Psm Tridymite

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Molybdenite With Amethyst & Quartz Psm Tridymite

Former collection Christian Mavris
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Zovon, Vò, Euganean Hills, Padova Province, Veneto, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4.8 × 4.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.25cm
Weight: 
92.00gr
Description

Dark metallic, superbly lustrous flakes of rare for the locality molybdenite nicely perched in a trachyte vug. Right by the molybdenite's side, a thin blade of tridymite pseudomorphed by quartz, a true classic for the area. Associated, a couple of pale pink amethyst crystals.

A beautiful combo from the Paduan trachytes, very hard to find nowadays if not from some old local collection. Possibly one of the weirdest Italian paragenesis I am aware of!

Weight includes the original box. 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Molybdenite

Formula: 
MoS2
Strunz: 
2.EA.30
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5

Amethyst

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Purple

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Tridymite

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.10
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pedial
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cerro San Cristóbal, Mun. de Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico

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