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Getchellite (rich sample)
- Khaidarkan Sb-Hg deposit, Fergana Valley, Alai Range, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan
- Miniature, 4.6 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm
- Start Time: 12/25/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/06/2015 6:00:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Choice, layered crystals of this very rare Arsenic Antimony sulfide. The specimen is rich, and the main crystal, though cleaved, is an outstanding 2 cm long and and .6 cm thick. The color is orange-red, and the resinous luster is superb. As an interesting aside, scientists in Russia were about to name it "Khaidarkanite" when the newly-discovered Getchellite from the Getchel Mine in Nevada was published just before they got to it. This was nearly the Type Locality!