Skutterudite
Richelsdorf mining district, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
10.9 X 7.5 X 4.0 cm. An impressive, large, very old specimen featuring huge crystals, to 3.0 cm, rising from a massive matrix, accented by calcite at the base. This is a superb specimen, of a style rarely seen for this nickel-rich variety of skutterudite. Crystals of this size and magnitude are very uncommon, from any locality let alone German ...
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