Vihorlatite

Dark gray sub-metallic platy vihorlatite in white finegrained matrix

Origin: Poruba, Vohorlat Mountains, Vychodoslovensky, Slovak Republic (type locality)

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Metallic grains of vihorlatite to 3 mm across

Origin: Poruba pod Vihorlatom, Slovakia, Europe (type locality)

Sample size: 6.5 x 4 x 3 cm (top), 6.5 x 3.6 x 3 cm (2nd row), 3 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm (3rd row), 3.3 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm (4th row), 4.8 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm (5th row), 2.2 x 2.0 x 1 cm (6th row), 5.6 x 4.1 x 3 cm (bottom)

 

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Tiny, less than 1 mm, but very visible silvery crystal grains, much like graphite in earthy, white clay matrix.

Origin: Snina mine, Poruba pod Vihorlatom, Southern Vihorlat Mts., Kosice Region, Slovakia (type locality)

Sample size: 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm

 

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