PUCHERITE and PETITJEANITE-PREISINGERITE

Pucher Shaft, Wolfgang Maassen Mine field, Schneeberg District, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Status

Available

Size

4 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm (Miniature)

Description

A good spread, on all sides, of glistening orange-brown micro crystals of the rare Bismuth vanadanate mineral Pucherite. In a few spots prismatic crystal to over 1mm occur. The brownish crystals contrast well with the yellow crust of Petitjeanite-Preisingerite mineral, which forms a thin crust on both sides of the specimen, covering nearly half. From the type locality for Pucherite.

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Owner

Kristalle and Crystal Classics