Brassy metallic heazlewoodite with interbanded
awaruite.
Zaratite
is the green crust. Mostly, the two are indistinguishable in hand specimen.
This piece has been sawed in half probably as part of a polished section for
ore microscopy.
Origin: Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: left 4 x 4 x 3 cm, right 6 x 3 x 2 cm (top), 5 x 4 x 2 cm
(bottom)
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