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Ilvaite WITH Quartz

Unknown Owner
A great display of lustrous black bladed crystals of Ilvaite measuring to 5cm with abundant parallel growth. Crystals of Ilvaite are pleasingly accented with white a radial group of well-developed Quartz crystals. A fine specimen from the 1st Sovetskii Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia.

Product details

Species
IlvaiteAbout Ilvaite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.8 x 9.8 x 8.4 cm
Added on10/24/2024
Locality
Russia, Primorsky Krai, 1st Sovetskii Mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Unknown Owner$1,500.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Mineral guide
Learn about Ilvaite
black sorosilicate with sharp, glossy prisms and metallic sheen; forms in iron-rich skarns with quartz and calcite; Elba, Dalnegorsk.
Regional guide
Ilvaite from 1st Sovetskii Mine
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