Aikinite

  
Origin: Lida, Esmeralda Co., Nevada
Sample size: 3 x 2 x 2 cm, area with metallic aikinite 1.5 cm
 
  
3 mm wide vein of metallic aikinite through quartz
Origin: Cumongo Springs, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, United States
Sample size: 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Aikinite on quartz
Origin: Outlaw mine, Nye Co., Nevada, United States
Sample size: 2.5 x 2 cm (top), 5 x 5 x 4 cm (2nd row), 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm (3rd row), 6 x 5 x 3 cm (bottom)
 
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    • Photo courtesy of: 

    Tom Loomis

    Dakota Matrix Minerals

     

      
    Aikinite on chalcopyrite
    Origin: Julcani Mine, Huancavelica, Peru
    Sample size: 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm
     
    Origin: Cucomongo Springs, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, U.S.A.
    Sample size: 3 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm
     

    Photo courtesy of: 

    Rob Lavinsky

    The Arkenstone

     

    Origin: Sadisdorf, Schmiedeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
    Sample size: picture 2 mm
    Owner: Thomas Witzke
     

    Photo courtesy of: 

    Thomas Witzke

    Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
    Aachen, Germany

     

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