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Very beautiful, high-gloss CHALCOPYRIT crystals on matrix.
CHALCOPYRIT - BUNTKUPFERKIES from the former arsenic mine in ROTGüLDEN - near St. Michael im Lungau in the Hohe Tauern - province of Salzburg.
Although the former arsenic mine has been shut down, intensive prospecting for GOLD has recently begun - mining is supposed to start as early as 2012. According to the latest geological studies, there are apparently large quantities of gold, copper and arsenic in the mountain. The proportion of GOLD per ton of ore is said to be higher than anywhere else in the world.
Top small specimen with very nice crystals.
Weight: 178 g Dimensions: 10 x 6 x 5 cm
