Anglesite

$600.00

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Two perfectly formed orthorhomic prismatic Anglesite crystals (1.3 cm and 0.9 cm in length) diverge gently from each other on a thumbnail piece of sulphide matrix from Monteponi mine, Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy. This is a classic European locality for prominent well-formed Anglesite crystals, but large crystals are rare and usually the preserve of larger historic museum collections. These two crystals are opaque and almost black, possibly due to inclusions. Both crystals also have very slight chipping to one corner but this requires magnification to notice. This old-timer - indicated by a small typed number label affixed to it - comes from the fabulous systematic collection assembled by brothers Martin and Michael Günther (1951-2007 & 1956-2021).