|
TC110NK: Polycrystalline growths with complex shapes, defined slightly curved edges and faces, transparent, very lustrous and with a deep and uniform toasted honey color. On matrix, with white rhombohedral Dolomite crystals. This piece comes from some small artisanal finds that were made in this mine after its closure. There is currently no access to the galleries.
Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Picos de Europa massif, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain
Specimen size: 4 × 3 × 2.6 cm = 1.57” × 1.18” × 1.02”
Main crystal size: 1 × 0.6 cm = 0.39” × 0.24”
|