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Millerite with Quartz
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A relatively large geode in limestone matrix features a relatively dense nest of curved, hairlike crystals of Millerite in a Quartz-lined geode from the classic Halls Gap Millerite occurrence from a now inaccessible road-cut location closed to collecting (although I got there as a kid before they closed it off, and field collected some much lesser quality examples). The abundant, acicular Millerite "hairs" from 1 to 3 cm, are brassy metallic and nearly fill two-thirds of the vug that is lined with stubby, off-white, milky Quartz crystals to a few millimeters and there is a pinkish hue to some of the Quartz (or possibly Chalcedony) around the periphery of the opening of the geode that measures 3 x 5 cm. The presentation, color contrasts as well as textural contrast in this piece is just excellent. This is much more than a classic, representative example from this now lost locality in terms of its impactful and rich display quality. Specimens like this should date to the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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