Mineral: Löllingite and Arsenopyrite on Dolomite and Calcite with minor Magnetite
Locality: Hexigten Banner (Kčshíkčténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Dimensions: 11 x 14.5 x 9 cm / main crystal: 6.5 cm.
Description: Mass: 598 g
MIM number: 1339
Probable year of extraction : 2012
Curved polycrystalline growth of gray lollingite, complete including at the back, sprinkled with small, lustrous, silvery pseudo-octahedral crystals of arsenopyrite. It is studded on a white 9 cm wide rhombohedron of white dolomite, itself resting on a matrix of white calcite strips. A small magnetite crystal is on the back of the lollingite, at its base.
Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence;
Publication: "Minéraux - Le Guide des Passionnés"
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