TIM29 Lollingite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
8.8x 6.2x 4.1 cm
$395

A decently-sized, slightly iridescent cluster of lollingite from what has become the best-of-species find.

There is a bit missing on the upper right-- this is not visible in the pictures because the specimen is angled slightly back (as it would be when displayed).  Given that the surface is altered (as opposed to lustrous) I would conclude that this is natural.

At the moment lollingites are plentiful, but if there is one thing I have learned from nearly 10 years of observing the mineral market, it is that specimens from a particular Chinese find always end up becoming scarce, no matter how plentiful they may have once been-- just think of Yaogangxian, of the pyromorphite, the spessartine, or the (good) scheelite.  With that in mind, I keep trying to buy decent examples of the Inner Mongolian production, particularly of species like lollingite, for which this occurrence represents the best-of-species find.








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