Xanthoconite on Barite

Xanthoconite on Barite from Alte Hoffnung Gottes Mine, Kleinvoigtsberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

This old, showy piece features sparkly, red clusters of Xanthoconite microcrystals aesthetically scattered amidst blades of a wedge of two-toned Barite from a famous old, German locality in the Erzgebirge - the Alte Hoffnung Gottes Mine in the Freiberg District.

Locality

Alte Hoffnung Gottes Mine, Kleinvoigtsberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Dimensions

6.0 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm.


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