Andorite

Black microcrystals exposed by acid treatment from the enclosing rhodochrosite
Origin: Bear Basin Mine, King Co., Washington, USA
Sample size: microphoto
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

Metallic gray crystal of andorite with pyrargyrite on native arsenic
Origin: Třebsko, Příbram, Středočeský Kraj, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Picture size: 3.5 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

Origin: Felsobanya, Romania
Sample size: 1.3 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm
 
Origin: Oruro, Bolivia
Sample size: 2 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm
 
  
 
 
  
Andorite with zinkenite
 
  
 
  
Andorite with zinkenite
Origin: San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Sample size: 3.0 x 2.8 x 1.1 cm (top), 6.5 x 6 x 1 cm (2nd row), 6.9 x 4.5 x 1.2 cm (3rd row), 2.7 x 1.8 x 0.5 cm (4th row), 5.5 x 4.5 x 1.1 cm (5th row), 3.6 x 2.8 x 0.8 cm (bottom)
 
Origin: Itos Mine, Oruro, Bolivia
Sample size: 2 x 1.5 x 0.3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Dull steel grey octahedral andorite with prismatic silvery zinkenite
Origin: San Jose mine, Oruro, Bolivia
Ex. DeVito Collection
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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