Native Tellurium on Quartz (van Tichelen Coll.)

Item Description

Brilliant, sharp silver-metallic native tellurim crystals to 3 mm are aesthetically and richly lined up and scattered on the crystallized quartz matrix on this showy, excellent and rich example from this well-known gold-silver mine. This is a rich and fine small cabinet specimen of the species and locale. The back has been sawed and polished, revealing more tellurim. Ex Wouter van Tichelen Collection. Valued at $750.