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Strontianite

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Strontianite crystals from the Magnesite quarry at Oberdorf an der Laming in Styria, Austria are some of the world's best, because of their distinctive, cream coloured hexagonal prismatic form, with a damp, somewhat resinous lustre. Specimens sometimes show crystals of this form sparsely scattered upon matrix, but this miniature specimen presents a fine tight cluster of hexagonal prismatic Strontianite crystals largely radiating from a central point on Magnesite/Dolomite matrix. The individual crystals reach up to 1.5 cm in length and are extremely well formed and free from damage. From the superb collection assembled by brothers Martin and Michael Günther (1951-2007 & 1956-2021).

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Species
StrontianiteAbout Strontianite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions4.8 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm
Listed on12/02/2024
Locality
Austria, Styria, OberdorfRegional guide →
SKUCC29845

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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.