Aikinite with Gold in Quartz (ex Matioli Collection)

Berezovskoe Au Deposit (Berezovsk Mines), Berezovskii (Berezovskii Zavod), Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Toenail, 3.1 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Start Time: 06/25/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/02/2015 6:51:43 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A rarely seen specimen of the lead copper bismuth sulfosat, Aikinite from the famous Berezovskoe Au Deposit, Urals Region, Russia. This piece features bronze-silvery metallic thin prismatic crystals of Aikinite with minor native Gold in Quartz matrix. I'm told the green spots in the Quartz are caused by Magnesiofoitite. Ex Paolo Matioli Collection.

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