Mineral: Emplectite
Locality: Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Dimensions: 9 x 4.5 x 8 cm / main crystal: 3 cm

Description: Mass: 301 g MIM number:1814 Sheaf of beautiful slender iridescent crystals in a pocket of sulphides. The crystals of this species occur most often ensconced in the mass, whereas in this specimen they have grown in a geode, which is very rare and explains why they are so well formed. Photographer: "Crystal Classics Fine Minerals Limited"

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