Acicular Crystals of Pyrolusite

Acicular Crystals of Pyrolusite from Gremmelsbach, Triberg, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

Splendent, acicular crystals of Pyrolusite to 6.0 cm, in diverging, radiating sprays on granite matrix form an extremely showy, four-sided specimen from the Gremmelsbach area of the Black Forest, Germany. This area is renowned for its pyrolusite specimens. The note on the back of the German label indicates that the piece was found in 1976.

Locality

Gremmelsbach, Triberg, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Dimensions

6.9 x 6.7 x 5.0 cm.


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