Gratonite

Specimen ID: QHM-YV8

Mineral(s)
Gratonite : Pb9As4S15
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
4.1cm x 3.0cm x 2.0cm
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4.1 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm. A fine miniature of sharp, lustrous, metallic-gray, trigonal gratonite crystals from the 1400 Level, Excelsior Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Peru - the Type Locality. Composed almost entirely of crystals that reach 3 mm, the richness of the specimen is excellent. The definition of the gratonite crystals is especially striking. Gratonite is a rare lead, arsenic sulfosalt, and this piece must easily be 100 years old as most were found in the late 1800s. Formerly in the Bob Jones Collection. Tim Blackwood Collection.
Robert Lavinsky - 14th January 2017

Photo added to mindat.org

4.1 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm. A fine miniature of sharp, lustrous, metallic-gray, trigonal gratonite crystals from the 1400 Level, Excelsior Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Peru - the Type Locality. Composed almost entirely of crystals that reach 3 mm, the richness of the specimen is excellent. The definition of the gratonite crystals is especially striking. Gratonite is a rare lead, arsenic sulfosalt, and this piece must easily be 100 years old as most were found in the late 1800s. Formerly in the Bob Jones Collection. Tim Blackwood Collection.
Robert Lavinsky - 14th January 2017

Photo added to mindat.org

4.1 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm. A fine miniature of sharp, lustrous, metallic-gray, trigonal gratonite crystals from the 1400 Level, Excelsior Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Peru - the Type Locality. Composed almost entirely of crystals that reach 3 mm, the richness of the specimen is excellent. The definition of the gratonite crystals is especially striking. Gratonite is a rare lead, arsenic sulfosalt, and this piece must easily be 100 years old as most were found in the late 1800s. Formerly in the Bob Jones Collection. Tim Blackwood Collection.
Robert Lavinsky - 14th January 2017
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