Bismuthinite, Magnetite
Lia Mine, Akkerhaugen, Sauherad, Midt-Telemark, Telemark, Norway
3.4 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm. Lustrous, lead gray bismuthinite lathes to 1.3 cm are scattered in the granular magnetite matrix on this rare combination specimen from an old iron-bismuth mine. Ex. Al Ordway Collection # 225 and obtained in a trade with A.O. Larsen in 1977.
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