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Strontianite

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Strontianite from Oberdorf an der Laming in Styria, Austria, is without any doubt some of the absolute best for the species in the world. The size and quality of the crystals sets extremely high standards which most other localities find impossible to attain, let alone surpass. This specimen, probably best described as a large miniature, is a conical spray of densely-packed, radial Strontianite crystals that fan out to form a smooth domed surface of glassy burnt-orange terminated crystals. The Strontianite grades in colour to a bluish-white at its base. There is no matrix associated save for some small Calcite crystalline groups attached to the one side and even some of these could be a purer white habit of Strontianite. This is a beautiful and magnificent example of the species.

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Species
StrontianiteAbout Strontianite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.5 x 5.5 x 6.0 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
Austria, Styria, OberdorfRegional guide →
SKUCC20527

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Mineral guide
Learn about Strontianite
radiating sprays and translucent prisms; a rare connoisseur carbonate with localities Strontian, Oberdorf, Elmwood and strong collecting value.
Strontianite
Regional guide
Strontianite from Oberdorf, Austria
Oberdorf is one of the great European names for strontianite, not because it yielded huge quantities of the species, but because it yielded the kind of crystals that serious collectors remember: lustrous, translucent to gemmy prisms, often appearing pseudo-hexagonal, standing out on white to pale buff carbonate matrix. Fine pieces have a restrained Alpine elegance—creamy, honey-tinted, or nearly colorless crystals on sugary dolomite, calcite, or magnesite rather than the showier fluorite-and-barite associations of some other strontianite localities.