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Moschellandsbergite : Ag2Hg3, Cinnabar : HgS, Siderite : FeCO3 | |
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Landsberg Mt. (Moschellandsberg Mt.), Obermoschel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Moschellandsbergite, with minor cinnabar and siderite. The 3.5 mm cubooctahedral crystal in the center appears somewhat detached from the large aggregate due to shrinking cracks caused by a loss of mercury. P Haas photograph. |
| © Peter Haas | Photo ID: 19231 View Count: 853 |
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Landsberg Mt. (Moschellandsberg Mt.), Obermoschel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Moschellandsbergite - close-up of a 5 x 3 cm matrix with moschellandsbergite and possible amalgam from Moschellandsberg, Germany. See additional photo and Martin Ehrmann, D'Agostino and A. Lizzul labels. |
| © Christopher O'Neill | Photo ID: 154680 View Count: 168 |
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Carolina Mine, Landsberg Mt. (Moschellandsberg Mt.), Obermoschel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 6.0 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm. A sharp 4mm crystal on matrix from this famous find. No doubt other species are on the matrix as well, but this moschellandsbergite crystal is sharply and nicely displayed. I am told these were found in the 1800s but not identified as this new, rare mercury-silver species until 1938. Matrix pieces are exceptionally rare. Ex. ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 206834 View Count: 97 |
Moschellandsbergite : Ag2Hg3 | |
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Carolina Mine, Landsberg Mt. (Moschellandsberg Mt.), Obermoschel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany From the John Saul collection, a superb floater crystal of exceptional quality of Moschellandsbergite , small but perfect and complete all around. Comes with xerox of the above label which was with the two specimens together. 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 21591 View Count: 470 |
Moschellandsbergite : Ag2Hg3 | |
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Carolina Mine, Landsberg Mt. (Moschellandsberg Mt.), Obermoschel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 4.4 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm. This is a VERY RARE matrix moschellandsbergite from a famous and important find in the mid-1800's (the species was only actually described some time later!). This specimen features razor-sharp elongated crystals to 1.2 cm, 3 of them cresting a knob of silver-rich ore matrix. It is complete all around and unlike most such ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 154913 View Count: 190 |
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