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Rickardite With Native Tellurium
A very metallic, bright specimen showing lathe-shaped crystals of tellurium admixed with sparkling rickardite in microcrystals around it. Rickardite is a SUPER RARE copper telluride, first discovered here in the early 1900s. This specimen, formerly #17583 in the AMNH collection, surely dates to those early days. It comes with an AMNH label showing it was a gift from an FJ Arkins (I do not know of him). Good Hope Mine, Vulcan District, Gunnison Co., Colorado is the TYPE LOCALE. Ex AMNH exchanged into the collection of dealer/collector Lawrence Conklin.
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Product details
Species
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.7 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm
Locality
Good Hope Mine, Vulcan District, Gunnison County, Colorado (TYPE LOCALITY)
Added on10/23/2024
Comments
Known provenance
2024/08
Unknown Owner
Not disclosed—Species and Locality Wiki Pages
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