Native Bismuth (classic material)

Item Description

A classic specimen of Native Bismuth from the type locality in Germany. This piece has a fair amount of heft for the size, and it's not just a "chunk", as there are actual micro crystal faces that can be seen on the surface under magnification. The base of the specimen has been sawn, but you can see it's pure Bismuth throughout. If you collect native elements, this is a good representation of this historic material. Specimen weight is 156.9 grams
From the collection of Chester ("Chet") S. Lemanski Jr. of Browns Mills, New Jersey (https://www.mindat.org/user-461.html). Collection #0011CL. Chet was born 1947 in started collecting minerals circa 1957. He worked briefly as a drill runner at the famous Sterling Mine, in Ogdensburg, New Jersey and from 1987 to 1990 he helped convert the mine into a public access mining museum. He has held the role of treasurer, vice president and president of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society (FOMS), and has been a board member and vice president of the Franklin Mineral Museum. The rare copper arsenate, Lemanskiite was named in his honor in 1999.