Paulmooreite with Finnemanite

specimen number:
1411041

location:
Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden

description:

This is a very choice and fine example for this extremely rare arsenite species. The top side of this 10.5 x 10.0 x 3.0 cm hematite rich matrix is mostly coated by brownish crystalline finnemannite. On the upper right side of this matrix, in a small open cavity, are several orange glassy tiny crystals of paulmooreite to 0.2 cm in size. Specimens of the species are rarely seen on the market available. Quite neat as well as it comes with a previous Museum label. For further reference on this material see the excellent book Langban, The Mines, Their Minerals, Geology and Explorers.

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