Detailed information
Species
Zinkenite, Siderite
Dimensions
52 x 53 x 58
mm
Weight
188 g
Locality
Saint-Pons Area Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France
Condition
No recorded repairs
This superbly crystallised Zinkenite is from the Saint-Pons outcrops, Barcelonnette, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, an area hosting two mineralised outcrops containing thirty identified mineral species. Several sulphosalts are found in the area, one of which is the copper-lead sulphosalt Zinkenite. This largish miniature has one face entirely encrusted with bright, bluish-black metallic Zinkenite crystals which range from tabular to acicular, with many crystals displaying a variety of iridescent peacock colours. A first class compact example from this fascinating French locality.