Kapnikbanya, Kapnik, Hungary (now Cavnic mine, Cavnic, Maramures Co., Romania)

18 x 15.3 x 3.4 cm
7.1 x 6 x 1.3 in

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Ex. A. E. Foote, 1895-1916

A large plate of Quartz crystals with a mix of sulfide crystals, the most notable being the Tetrahedrite crystals which exhibit the typical triangular faces. The Quartz crystals are short and slender and are an off white color and translucent. The specimen is from sometime in the late 1800s to early 1900s when the location was still within the Austro-Hungarian empire prior to World War I. The specimen is from an old collection of a now deceased lawyers from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Condition: Good

Flaws: Some of the Spahlerite crystals are incomplete.

This mineral is also found in the following galleries: Minerals From Europe | Sulfides and Sulfosalts | Quartz | Minerals Priced Between 200 and 299 Dollars