Distinct groups of Veszelyite crystals on matrix, aggregated in sheaf-like habits, each with preferred and parallel orientations, elongated and very sharp, with well defined crystal forms and an intense and uniform color, standing out on a thin crystalline layer of very pale blue Theisite coating the rock matrix, which gives a beautiful color contrast with the Veszelyite crystals. From a Chinese locality, Sanguozhuang, where lead and zinc are extracted, and which is the type locality for 5 new mineral species.
Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province China (11/2022)
Specimen size: 1.8 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm = 0.71” × 0.59” × 0.51”
Price:
€280 / US$302 / ¥41870 / AUD$450 |