Very aerial aggregate of needle-shaped Cosalite crystals, a sulphosalt of lead and bismuth, rare in quality collection specimens. The Cosalite crystals, with good terminations and luster, are covered with transparent Fluorite crystals. This piece comes from the Rock Currier collection (no.6166), whose label we will send to the buyer. This specimen has been photographed and published as a reference for the Cosalite species in the magazine ‘Lapis‘ number 05/2024, page 13
Solnechnoye Mine, Kara-Oba, Betpak-Dala (Bet-Pak-Dala) Desert, Karaganda Region Kazakhstan
Specimen size: 4.1 × 2.4 × 2.3 cm = 1.61” × 0.94” × 0.91”
Main crystal size: 4.1 × 0.7 cm = 1.61” × 0.28”
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