Iranite

  

 

  

Iranite with wulfenite

  

Iranite with wulfenite on calcite

  

Iranite on calcite

Origin: Chapacase Mine, Tocopilla, Chile, South America

Sample size: 3.5 x 2 x 1.8 cm (top/2nd row), 4 x 2.5 x 1 cm (3rd/4th row), 3.7 x 3.2 x 2.9 cm (5th/6th row), 2.3 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm (bottom)

 

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Specimen with dozens of transparent, long bladed, well-defined brown micro crystal groups of iranite to perhaps 0.75 mm spread evenly over mimetite or orange descloizite matrix.

  

Dark chocolate brown micro crystals to about 0.4 mm as singles and clusters. This is an exceptionally RICH specimen with well-defined crystals but also difficult to photograph. Associated with red wulfenite to 0.75 mm.

Origin: Sebarz mine, Anarak district, Esfahan province, Iran (type locality)

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 2 cm (top), 6 x 4 x 3 cm (2nd/bottom row)

 

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Matrix coated with deep red iranite. A previous hand written label notes a number of other possible species that are present, including hemihedrite, phoenicochroite, fornacite, etc.

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