Alabandite

$7,500.00 €6,683 £5,980.00 approx.

This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.

ID: CC7637

An excellent display of intergrown Alabandite. Lustrous dark grey crystals measuring overall to 7cm showing fine development of octahedral and cubic faces with some stepped and hopper development, from the find in 2013 at the Merelani Hills diggings, Tanzania. A fine specimen from the area.

Details

Dimensions: 7.0 × 5.0 × 3.5 cm
Categories: Oxides and Hydroxides
Locality: Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania, Africa

Minerals on Specimen

Minerals on specimen: Alabandite

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