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Nickeline, Quartz, etc (Matioli Coll.)
- Graf von Hohenthal Shaft, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Small Cabinet, 8.8 x 8.0 x 3.4 cm
- Start Time: 04/09/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/16/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A rich and uncommon combination ore specimen from this famous mining district. A thick vein of globular to massive, reddish nickeline and a gray ore mineral (probably nickelskutterudite) and quartz rests against wall rock. Not pretty to look at, but a very rich and uncommon example of the ore species from this extinct mine. The Matioli label says Graf Hohenthal Schacht, Eisleben, Thuringia. The mine is actually in Saxony-Anhalt. Rich and hefty ore at 417 grams mass.