Molybdenite
Hirase mine, Shirakawamura, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
4.9 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm. A CLASSIC, sharp and highly lustrous, silver-gray molybdenite crystal from a classic Japanese locality. This fine old-timer exhibits textbook lamellar crystal growth. Excellent material for the locality or species collector from this historic locality. Ex. John Ydren Collection.
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