Iodargyrite with Cuprite Crystals

Iodargyrite with Cuprite Crystals from Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe, Rudnyi Altai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

A sharp and sparkling, lustrous cluster of intergrown, octahedral dark red Cuprite crystals, to 1.1 cm. An interesting occurrence of lustrous, lemon yellow, clusters of microcrystallized Iodargyrite can be found in tiny vugs on the back side of this specimen (highly unusual).

Locality

Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe, Rudnyi Altai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia

Dimensions

4.5 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm.


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