$565Median
27Sold (12 mo)
$600Last sale
Ferberite from Tazna Mine, Potosí, Bolivia
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Large, thick, tabular to bladed lustrous grey-black Ferberite (iron tungstate) crystals are intergrown as an open diverging crystal group with individual crystals reaching 5 cm across, on a matrix of Arsenopyrite. The Tazna mine in southern Bolivia is renowned for the world's finest twinned Ferberite crystals and although this cabinet-sized display piece is not dominated by twins, it does present excellent intergrown bladed crystals. Minor chipping is noted to some crystals around the periphery, which is reflected in the price, but this is undoubtedly still an extremely fine crystallized Ferberite. As always with tungsten-bearing minerals this piece has a really dense, heavy feel to it. Ex Professor Werner Paar Collection.
Product details
SpeciesFerberiteWolframite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions7.4 x 11.4 x 4.9 cm
Added on10/24/2024
LocalityBolivia, Potosí, Tazna Mine
Current owner
Unknown Owner
- Acquired
- Feb 2026
- Price paid
- $1,500.00
Previous owners
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| — | Crystal Classics | Not disclosed |
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Mineral guide
Learn about Ferberite
iron-rich wolframite with stout blade-like prisms and deep black luster; forms in hydrothermal tin-tungsten deposits; prized on quartz or fluorite.Regional guide
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