Galenobismutite

  
Long, flat, thin, smooth, silvery, bladed crystals to 6 cm associated with pyrite and quartz. Purchased by Kidwell in 1962 from Dr. Max Heinisch.
Origin: Mubleiten (sp?), Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kidwell collection
Sample size: 8.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm
 
  
Silvery, large crystal cleavages to 2 cm in quartz
Origin: Pechtals, Germany
Ex. Kidwell collection
Sample size: 6 x 3 x 2 cm
 
  
  
Bright metallic gray, slender prismatic microcrystals and thin to thick tabular crystals to 4 mm of galenobismutite on a white quartz matrix.
Origin: Fruitland, Stevens Co., Washington, United States
Ex. Ernie Schlichter collection
Sample size: 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Origin: Gladhammar, Västervik, Småland, Sweden
Sample size: 4.7 x 4.1 x 2.3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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