Maucherite

  

 

Origin: Ojen-Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Sample size: 4 x 3 x 3 cm (top left), 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm (top right), 4 x 3 x 2 cm (bottom)

 

  

Brassy, metallic, fine grained maucherite mixed with nickeline. It's hard to discern between the two. Associated with chalcopyrite.

Origin: Vermilion mine, Ontario, Canada

Ex. Polak collection

Sample size: 6 x 5.5 x 1 cm

 

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Maucherite with barite

Sample size: 8 cm

Picture size: 2.2 mm

Origin: Eisleben, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Owner: Thomas Witzke

 

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This specimen is impregnated with bright green massive to micro crystalline grossular. There are brassy colored crystals of maucherite to 3 mm across scattered across the surface of the specimen.

Origin: Orford Nickel Mine, Brompton Lake, Quebec, Canada
Ex-Mike Groben Collection

Sample size: 7.7 x 5.8 x 4.5 cm

 

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Maucherite with nickeline

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