Polydymite

Octahedral crystals of polydymite
Origin: Grüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Betzdorf, Siegen District (W), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Picture size: 5 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

Polydymite and vaesite on millerite
Origin: Buick mine, Iron Co., Missouri, U.S.A.
Sample size: 3.5 cm tall
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Octahedral polydymite crystals on siderite ± millerite, bismuthinite, chalcopyrite
Origin: Grube Grüne Aue, Schutzbach, Siegerland, Germany
Sample size: micromount
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
Polydymite in calcite
Origin: Hamilton, Hancock Co., Illinois, United States
Ex. DeVito collection
Sample size: 9 x 5 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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