Detailed information
Species
Aschamalmite, Quartz
Dimensions
42 x 55 x 29
mm
Weight
56 g
Locality
Sedl, Leckbachgraben Nasenkopf, Habach Valley Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Condition
No recorded repairs
The rare lead bismuth sulphide Aschamalmite is named after where it was first discovered in 1983 - Ascham Alp at Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria. This rich miniature specimen from the rare species collection of brothers Martin and Michael Günther (1951-2007 & 1956-2021) comes from an extension of the same style of mineralization in the neighbouring Habach Valley at Sedl, Nasenkopf - where the related species Friedrichite was discovered. Dominated by Quartz vein material, Aschamalmite is visible as bunches of acicular crystals reaching about 1 cm in length and metallic dark blue-grey when fresh, but some showing apparent alteration to an unidentified dull yellow-cream coating. A fine example of this unusual sulphosalt species.
