Mineral: Sperrylite
Locality: Talnakh, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Dimensions: 7.5 x 4 x 6 cm / main crystal: 1.9 cm

Description: Mass: 216 g MIM number:2019 4 cm high fir-shaped cluster of very well formed and lustrous sperrylite crystals. This group was entirely encased in a chalcopyrite matrix, from which it has been carefully released to make it possible to appreciate from all sides the quality of the crystals that constitute it. Photographer: FMI / James Elliot

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