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Maucherite (Type Locality) & Chalcopyrite
- Eisleben, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Miniature, 4.4 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm
- Start Time: 12/12/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/20/2012 6:47:52 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Maucherite is an uncommon nickel arsenide found in nickel-cobalt arsenide veins and this rich combination specimen is from the Type Locality in Germany. This hefty ore specimen from this historic locale hosts several areas of lustrous, lamellar, reddish-silvery maucherite interspersed with bright, brassy chalcopyrite. Old-time and rare combination material from the Robert Whitmore Collection.