u/Big_Pumpkin_9042
I want to start collecting any suggestions on how to start?
I love to collect super rare species and radioactive minerals have a bunch of those, but I don’t want to go into this completely blind. So if you know where to buy and some species that are super rare I would love to hear your input also I would love to know what the rarest specimens you guys have.
u/Big_Pumpkin_9042 — 5 days ago
How rare is this (read description)
It is an ore mount from the Oktyabrsky Mine featuring a well‑developed 1.5 mm Sb‑rich Niggliite (PtSn) crystal intergrown with Paolovite (Pd₂Sn) and Cabriite (Pd₂SnSb). The surface shows the classic Talnakh PGE intermetallic assemblage set within a sulfide matrix of chalcopyrite, pentlandite, and pyrrhotite. Accompanied by an original Krainer collection label and prepared in the traditional research‑grade style used for reflected‑light microscopy and SEM study
u/Big_Pumpkin_9042 — 5 days ago