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Native Bismuth With Nickelskutterudite

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Description
Locality: 
Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 5 × 2 cm
Weight: 
114.00gr
Description

Native bismuth in the rare type of 'Federwismut' (feather-bismuth) frozen in masses of grey nickelskutterudite from Katharina Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.

From old Dr. Krantz stock, comes with a newer Krantz label dated to the 70's or 80's and and an amazing antique label dated to 19th century.
The label (difficult to descipher) means:
'... weysser Kupfernickel ... unter dem Marksemler (?) Stolln in Weisserhirsch Grube bei Schneeberg'

weisser Kupfernickel = nickelskutterudite, Dana 6th, 88 (1892).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bismuth

Formula: 
Bi
Strunz: 
1.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Nickelskutterudite

Formula: 
NiAs3-x
Strunz: 
2.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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Germany 5 kg trackable&insured
7
EU countries 2 kg trackable&insured
14.50
Switzerland/UK 2 kg trackable&insured
19.50
Rest of Europe 2 kg trackable&insured
22.50
America 2 kg trackable&insured
26.50
Australia 2 kg trackable&insured
27.50

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