Hauerite (old - rare Mn sulfide) Sorbonne Coll.

Destricella Mine, Raddusa, Catania Prov., Sicily, Italy
Thumbnail, 1.4 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Start Time: 09/24/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/01/2015 6:32:38 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

This old-time, very fine and pristine, sharp hauerite octahedron is from the Sorbonne Museum and Wouter van Tichelen Collections. Hauerite is a rare member of the Pyrite Group and is a Mn-sulfide. It comes in a probably 100-year old cork-stoppered glass vial. An excellent and classic example from this well-known Sicily mine. valued $1000

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