Molybdenite, Calcite, Pyrite & Serpentine (RARE NJ) Lemanski Coll.

Item Description

Mineral specimens of ANY type are VERY RARE from this old extinct flooded marble/dimension stone quarry, that was active from 1880-1941. Lustrous, metallic gray, lamellar Molybdenite richly and attractively covers the sculptural large matrix. The matrix consists of lustrous, blocky gray Calcite and greenish-white Serpentine. A RARE 1.2 cm sliver of lustrous, brassy Pyrite is visible on the edge beneath the molybdenite. Calcite and Pyrite are listed by MINDAT for the locale, but there are NO examples in the Photo Gallery. See MINDAT: https://www.mindat.org/loc-12860.html for more information on this interesting locale. Formerly in the Robert Eisenhauer Collection of Reading, Pennsylvania. Ex Chet Lemanski Collection and acquired in 1988. Moderate pink calcite fluorescence. A VERY RARE, perhaps unique large and rich molybdenite combination from this extinct locale.