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Created by nature itself, those works of art with their breathtaking aesthetics were formed in earth’s crust millions of years ago. Mr. Salim Edde has built up this collection starting 1997. You can discover pieces originating from a number of renowned collections --both old and more recent-- as well as from the major mining discoveries of our era. The mim collection is now considered to be one of

08/07/2026

Lollingite - mim 1339 - China
Kèshíkèténg Qí, Chìfēng Prefecture, Nèiméng (inner Mongolia)
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Published in: "Minéraux - Le Guide des Passionnés", "Minéraux - Le Guide des Passionnés (2ème édition)"

Largest crystal: 6.5
Dimensions: 11 x 14.5 x 9 cm

Curved polycrystalline growth of gray lollingite, complete including at the back, sprinkled with small, lustrous, silvery pseudo-octahedral crystals of arsenopyrite. It is studded on a white 9 cm wide rhombohedron of white dolomite, itself resting on a matrix of white calcite strips. A small magnetite crystal is on the back of the lollingite, at its base.

Croissance polycristalline galbée de lollingite grise, complète y compris à l'arrière, parsemée de petits cristaux brillants pseudooctaédriques d'arsénopyrite de couleur argentée. Elle est plantée sur un rhomboèdre blanc de dolomite de 9 cm de large, lui-même reposant sur une matrice faite de lamelles blanches de calcite. Un petit cristal de magnétite se trouve à l'arrière de la lollingite, à la base de celle-ci.

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