Mineral: Betekhtinite
Locality: Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Dimensions: 16 x 3.5 x 9.5 cm / main crystal: 2.5 cm
Description: Mass: 511 g
MIM number:1969
Group of parallel gray-black crystals on a rocky matrix. The crystals of this rare species are generally lying against the matrix. It is uncommon to find them protruding from it as visibly as on this specimen.
Photographer: FMI / James Elliott
Publication: "Paragénesis - Revista de Mineralogía 2019-2"
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