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108 mm Calcite with Stilbite from Malmberget
$44.99
ID20680
Location:
Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten, Sweden
Size: 43x108x69 mm (213,6 grams)
Description
Specimen with white dog-tooth Calcite covered with microscopic yellow Stilbite crystals.
It is a floater with crystals on all sides. And it is damage-free except some few white nicks.
You can also watch the video on youtube:
https://youtu.be/C5Ef5H6a-E0
Location:
Malmberget has one of the largest underground mines for ore in the world and the second-largest in Sweden. The deepest point is 1390 meters below ground. Annual production is over 5 million tonnes of iron ore.
There is a big variety of crystals and minerals found in the mines:
https://www.mindat.org/loc-10629.html
Sometimes the miners hit pockets with crystals, but seldom they are collected as it would slow the work. Luckily there are workers who are trying to save/collect the most interesting stuff.
My father had friends in the mining companies in Sweden and traded minerals directly from them. Most of the stuff he got was back about 15-25 years ago. Much of this material is now long gone, and seldom seen on the market.
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