Fersmite

Origin: Alpe Rosso, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
Picture size: 1.7 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

This specimen of quartz and feldspar has a 4 mm crystal of fersmite set on it.
This specimen of quartz and feldspar has a 5 mm crystal of fersmite set on it.
This specimen of quartz and feldspar has a 6 mm crystal of fersmite set on it.
Origin: Ampanodiana Sud, Tetezantisio, Mahaiza, Madagascar
Sample size: 4.3 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm (top), 4 x 3 x 2.6 cm (2nd row), 3.7 x 3 x 1.8 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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