Tennantite Subgroup (good sized crystal)

Item Description

The Tennantites from Tsumeb are almost certainly the best examples of Tennantite in the world. Now it should be noted that Tennantite is no longer a singular species, as it has now been broken into six recognized species (Tennantite-(Cd) Tennantite-(Cu) Tennantite-(Fe) Tennantite-(Hg) Tennantite-(Ni) Tennantite-(Zn) ). We're listing this simply as "Tennantite", though if you look on mindat.org, you'll see specimens listed under the Tennantite Subgroup. This piece is a A sculptural and aesthetic small cabinet display specimen featuring a predominant, sharp, well-formed, tetrahedral, dark grey colored crystal of Tennantite measuring 3.6 cm on edge assocaited with several other smaller Tennantite crystals associated with small Quartz prisms on matrix. The main Tennantite has a couple of spots of damage, so it's not pristine, but you rarely see crystals of this size from Tsumeb, so the damage is forgivable. Keep in mind that few Tennantites of this size were found at Tsumeb, and rarely in such showy examples. Valued at $2,250.