Iridescent Marcasite on Baryte stalactites (new find)

Lubin Mine, Lubin District, Legnica, Lower Silesia, Poland
Small Cabinet, 5.5 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Start Time: 03/30/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/06/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A colorful and sculptural combination from the well-known extinct copper mine, active from 1961-68 (MINDAT). Scintillating iridescent marcasite microcrystals encase three pristine intergrown barite stalactites. The broken base reveals the hollow tubes, where precipitating barite fluids flowed. Collectors are now recovering fine gypsum, barite and marcasite specimens here. Certainly a fascinating, excellent and unusual combination!

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