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Native Arsenic

Prob. ex August von Janson (1844-1917)

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Description
Locality: 
St Andreasberg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2 × 1 cm
Description

This old arsenic specimen is most notable for it's label dated 1890 (believed to be ex August von Janson (1844-1917)), a copy of which is supplied. A nice example for the historical collector.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenic

Formula: 
As
Strunz: 
1.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Grey
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