Joseite-B (rare Te sulfide) Vajdak Coll.

Good Hope Mine, Hedley, British Columbia, Canada
Miniature, 4.5 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 11/12/2015 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/19/2015 6:30:35 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A 3 mm, bright metallic-silver joseite-B lathe is jauntily set on the sharp crest of the quartz-rich matrix. Joseite-B is a rare questionable/doubtful species, according to the IMA. The bismuth, tellurium sulfide is named for its relationship to joseite (same elements with different amounts) and is possibly just sulphur-rich pilsenite (bismuth tellurium). In any case, whichever it is, it is hard to obtain. This very rare example and specimen is from an uncommon gold mine in British Columbia. Ex Josef Vajdak Collection.

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