Sperrylite

Sperrylite
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Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Eastern Siberia, Russia

5.3 x 4.1 x 2.0 cm

Exceptionally rich specimen with two crystals perched on top of the sulfide matrix.  Sperrylite is a platinum arsenide forming within the pyrite crystal structure group.  

Photo Credit: Joe Budd

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