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Whewellite with Smythite inclusions
$900.00 €741 £640.00 approx. This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID:
CC19424
If you have been looking for a good specimen of the rare, hydrated calcium oxalate Whewellite, then this, I think, is the specimen for you. A single, exceptional sharp crystal forming a triangular, three dimensional arrowhead of Whewellite sparkles with included metallic particles of what I presumed is the Smythite. However, based on specimens shown from this locality in mindat, it appears these inclusions are the rare iron-nickel sulphide Smythite. This exceptionally rare and fine example of these two species is from the Ronneburg Uranium deposit at Gera in Thuringia, Germany. It comes with a small square acrylic base on which it was once mounted. It is now detached from this base but can be easily reattached if desired.