Skeletal Sal Ammoniac Crystals
Collection
Robert Lavinsky
Description
A great specimen of a most unusual mineral. Natural crystals of this compound are quite rare in nature and the best come from this remote village in Tajikistan. The crystals have grown in a feather-like form with spurs of growth 90 degrees apart. Bill acquired this specimen from the Fersman Museum of Moscow (and comes with label from them labeled: Mineralogical Museum of the USSR). Ex. Bill Pinch Collection.
Locality
Former Ravat Village, Yagnob River, joint of Zeravshan and Gissar Range, Viloyati Sogd, Tajikistan
Dimensions
3.8 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm.
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