Crystalline Nickeline

Crystalline Nickeline from Eisleben, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

A rare, very rich solid specimen of metallic-bright, brassy, hexagonal Nickeline crystals to 3 mm nicely accented with Barite on this fine, old-time piece from Eisleben, Germany. Accompanied by an old, handwritten German label. The collection this came out of was a museum stash dating to prior to World War I.

Locality

Eisleben, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Dimensions

3.3 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm.


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