Lollingite (rare locality specimen) (ex David Burgess Collection)

Item Description

Lollingite is a fairly uncommon iron arsenide, often mistaken with Arsenopyrite, the difference chemically is that Lollingite has no sulfur content. The famous Mount Mica Quarry near Paris, Maine is best known for its wonderful gem Tourmaline crystals, but it has produced a few Lollingites over the years. These specimens are highly sought after by collectors of the locale. This piece features small but sharp, well-formed, brilliant, silvery-white colored crystals on/in pegmatite matrix. A great rarity for any collector of Maine minerals. I've only seen a handful of these sepcimens over the years. From the worldwide collection of David Burgess (1951-2016). David was a prolific species collector from Newington, Connecticut, and the namesake for the extremely rare cobalt arsenate species Burgessite, which he discovered.