Mellite

A brown dipyramidal mellite crystal from the type locality
Origin: Artern, Thuringia, Germany
Picture size: crystal 11 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

  
Origin: Tatabanya, Hungary
Sample size: 4.5 x 5 .0 cm specimen. This sample is about 90% mellite. Individual crystals are 1 to 6 mm in length. Crystals are smoky brown
 
  
  
Origin: Tatabanya, Komaron, Hungary
Sample size: 5.5 x 5.1 x 1.7 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
Origin: Csordakut, Hungary
Sample size: 5.5 x 2.5 x 7.2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
 
  
 
  
Origin: Csordakut Mine, Tatabanya - Many, Hungary
Sample size: 5.3 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm (top), 5.2 x 5 x 2.7 cm (2nd row), 3.5 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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