Boulangerite with Quartz

Boulangerite with Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

You mostly see Boulangerite as merely a color tone inclusion inside Calcites from Eastern Europe. In this Chinese specimen, it is represented by a rich carpet of fine needles at the base of gemmy Quartz crystals.

Locality

Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

Dimensions

5.8 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm.


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