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Earlier called tellursilber by Rose and later confounded with petzite and other species. Hess was a student of Jons Jakob Berzelius.","2026-03-12 17:16:24",[],[],[75,83,91,99,107,115,123],{"id":76,"name":77,"entrytype":9,"csystem":78,"ima_formula":79,"mindat_formula":79,"hmin":44,"hmax":45,"dmeas":80,"dcalc":81,"primary_image_id":82},147,"Altaite","Isometric","PbTe","8.19","8.27",904,{"id":84,"name":85,"entrytype":9,"csystem":86,"ima_formula":87,"mindat_formula":88,"hmin":45,"hmax":45,"dmeas":39,"dcalc":89,"primary_image_id":90},817,"Benleonardite","Trigonal","Ag\u003Csub>15\u003C\u002Fsub>Cu(Sb,As)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>S\u003Csub>7\u003C\u002Fsub>Te\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>","[Ag\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>(Sb,As)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>S\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Te][Ag\u003Csub>9\u003C\u002Fsub>Cu(S,Te)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Te\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>]","7.76",3056,{"id":92,"name":93,"entrytype":9,"csystem":94,"ima_formula":95,"mindat_formula":95,"hmin":45,"hmax":96,"dmeas":97,"dcalc":97,"primary_image_id":98},1379,"Empressite","Orthorhombic","AgTe",3.5,"7.61",7817,{"id":100,"name":101,"entrytype":9,"csystem":78,"ima_formula":102,"mindat_formula":103,"hmin":45,"hmax":96,"dmeas":104,"dcalc":105,"primary_image_id":106},1721,"Goldfieldite","(Cu\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>◻\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)Cu\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Te\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>S\u003Csub>13\u003C\u002Fsub>","(Cu\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>◻\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)(Cu\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>Cu\u003Csup>+\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)Te\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>S\u003Csub>12\u003C\u002Fsub>S","4.95","4.935",10152,{"id":108,"name":109,"entrytype":9,"csystem":78,"ima_formula":110,"mindat_formula":110,"hmin":111,"hmax":45,"dmeas":112,"dcalc":113,"primary_image_id":114},3180,"Petzite","Ag\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>AuTe\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>",2.5,"8.7","8.74",19202,{"id":116,"name":117,"entrytype":9,"csystem":118,"ima_formula":119,"mindat_formula":119,"hmin":45,"hmax":45,"dmeas":120,"dcalc":121,"primary_image_id":122},4090,"Umangite","Tetragonal","Cu\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Se\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>","6.44","6.590",24964,{"id":124,"name":125,"entrytype":9,"csystem":86,"ima_formula":126,"mindat_formula":126,"hmin":111,"hmax":45,"dmeas":39,"dcalc":39,"primary_image_id":11},4205,"Volynskite","AgBiTe\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>",[],[129],{"id":130,"txt":131,"latitude":11,"longitude":11,"country":132},22281,"Koz'modem'yanskii shaft, Second Zavodinskii Mine (Second Sawodinsk Mine), Altai District, East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan","Kazakhstan",1004,[135,139,143,147,151,156,161,166,170,174],{"id":136,"year":137,"html":138,"doi":11},16111831,1899,"Hillebrand, William Francis (1899) Mineralogical notes: melonite (?), coloradoite, petzite, hessite: American Journal of Science, 4th. series: 8: 295-298.",{"id":140,"year":141,"html":142,"doi":11},16111832,1930,"Borchert (1930) [on phase transition at 155°C].",{"id":144,"year":145,"html":146,"doi":11},1118651,1944,"Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.",{"id":148,"year":149,"html":150,"doi":11},521877,1949,"Thompson, R. M. (1949) The telluride minerals and their occurrence in Canada. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  34 (5-6) 341-382 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM34\u002FAM34_341.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":152,"year":153,"html":154,"doi":155},106332,1959,"Frueh, Alfred J. (1959) The structure of hessite, Ag₂Te-III. \u003Ci>Zeitschrift für Kristallographie\u003C\u002Fi>,  112 (1-6). 44-52 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1524\u002Fzkri.1959.112.1-6.44'>doi:10.1524\u002Fzkri.1959.112.1-6.44\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002Fzk\u002Fvol112\u002FZK112_44.pdf?reftype=unknown' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1524\u002Fzkri.1959.112.1-6.44",{"id":157,"year":158,"html":159,"doi":160},231672,1965,"Cabri, Louis J. (1965) Phase relations in the Au-Ag-Te systems and their mineralogical significance. \u003Ci>Economic Geology\u003C\u002Fi>,  60 (8) 1569-1606 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2113\u002Fgsecongeo.60.8.1569'>doi:10.2113\u002Fgsecongeo.60.8.1569\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2113\u002Fgsecongeo.60.8.1569",{"id":162,"year":163,"html":164,"doi":165},113362,1993,"Schneider, J.; Schulz, H. (1993) X-ray powder diffraction of Ag₂Te at temperatures up to 1123 K. \u003Ci>Zeitschrift für Kristallographie\u003C\u002Fi>,  203 (1). 1-15 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1524\u002Fzkri.1993.203.part-1.1'>doi:10.1524\u002Fzkri.1993.203.part-1.1\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002Fzk\u002Fvol203\u002FZK203_1.pdf?reftype=unknown' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1524\u002Fzkri.1993.203.part-1.1",{"id":167,"year":163,"html":168,"doi":169},1126563,"Criddle, A. J., Stanley, C. J. (1993) Data file. In \u003Ci>Quantitative Data File for Ore Minerals\u003C\u002Fi>. Springer Netherlands. p.1-635. \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002F978-94-011-1486-8_1'>doi:10.1007\u002F978-94-011-1486-8_1\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1007\u002F978-94-011-1486-8_1",{"id":171,"year":163,"html":172,"doi":173},209706,"van der Lee, A., de Boer, J. L. (1993) Redetermination of the structure of hessite, Ag2Te-III. \u003Ci>Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications\u003C\u002Fi>,  49 (8) 1444-1446 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1107\u002Fs0108270193003294'>doi:10.1107\u002Fs0108270193003294\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1107\u002Fs0108270193003294",{"id":175,"year":176,"html":177,"doi":11},16964816,2005,"(2005) Hessite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fhessite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",[179,189,197,205,212,219,225,231,237,243,250,258,265,273,280,286,293,300,307,314],{"id":180,"source_url":181,"license_code":182,"credit_html":183,"title":184,"description":185,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":188},11235,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10147646","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10147646\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-160227.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHessite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hessite\">Hessite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Botés, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlba_County\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alba County\">Alba County\u003C\u002Fa>, Romania (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24510.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.0 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Any hessite from the famous old 1800's-era locale is desirable. The problem is, not so many turn up. And most are very expensive when they are available. This, however, is a rich thumbnail with a matrix association so it is displayable for a good reference specimen of this very rare silver telluride species.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",800,667,{"id":190,"source_url":191,"license_code":182,"credit_html":192,"title":193,"description":194,"author":186,"original_width":195,"original_height":196},11237,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461017","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461017\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-rare08-2-88e.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHessite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hessite\">Hessite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Botés, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlba_County\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alba County\">Alba County\u003C\u002Fa>, Romania (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24510.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: cabinet, 10 x 6.7 x 2.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hessite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a world class, INCREDIBLY RICH specimen for the species that hsould be categorized as about the ultimate a collector could obtain for both quality and size, with overall significance corresponding to the combination of those traits. It is a beautiful plate from the mid-1800s in all likelihood, with shrp crystals of 3 distinct crystal habits for the species, all perched in isolated clusters on contrasting quartz matrix. The largest cluster is 4 cm tip to tip, with the sharp spear sticking out the top. It could actually be brightened up quite a bit, but i liked the antique look and have not treated the piece to enhance its lustre (both the quartz and the hessite should come up a bit). This specimen was owned by BOTH MAJOR collectors of Austrian minerals at the turn of the century in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Berger and Metzger, spanning the world wars in their care. Anton Metzger was a dealer and collector knwon for fine taste, who specialized in the minerals of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His handwritten label dates the piece to his ownership prior to 1929, according to the archives at the above link. Most of the collection of Anton berger was absorbed into the Metzger collection, and in turn passed on to the Schwethelm collection in later years (though I cannot say if this piece went that last route for sure, I suspect it is the case). Additional history on this specimen will be given to the buyer - it is from a major and very private, US collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",369,400,{"id":198,"source_url":199,"license_code":182,"credit_html":200,"title":201,"description":202,"author":186,"original_width":203,"original_height":204},11240,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10477545","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10477545\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-tmu68c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHessite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hessite\">Hessite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Botés, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlba_County\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alba County\">Alba County\u003C\u002Fa>, Romania (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24510.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hessite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An exceptional miniature with robust, spiky hessite crystals shooting out from a common core. This is classic type locality material, now hard to come by in good specimens! It is from the American Museum of Natural History in NYC, and note the early accession number #831, dating it to the 1800's. Anyways, most were mined by 1900, as well. With sharp crystals to nearly 1 cm, this is a choice example for the sizer and price range. The piece also has its original patina, and is not cleaned with acid, as you can tell by the associated calcite crystals in crevasses. Ex Lawrence Conklin collection, obtained in trade from the American Museum of Natural History. You can see it displays either horizontally or vertically\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",985,1000,{"id":206,"source_url":207,"license_code":182,"credit_html":208,"title":209,"description":202,"author":186,"original_width":210,"original_height":211},11241,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10477548","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10477548\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-tmu68a.jpg",1800,1279,{"id":213,"source_url":214,"license_code":182,"credit_html":215,"title":216,"description":202,"author":186,"original_width":217,"original_height":218},11242,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10477550","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10477550\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-tmu68b.jpg",1066,1500,{"id":220,"source_url":221,"license_code":182,"credit_html":222,"title":223,"description":194,"author":186,"original_width":224,"original_height":196},58809,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461021","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461021\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-rare08-2-88f.jpg",377,{"id":226,"source_url":227,"license_code":182,"credit_html":228,"title":229,"description":194,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":230},58810,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461023","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461023\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-rare08-2-88b.jpg",580,{"id":232,"source_url":233,"license_code":182,"credit_html":234,"title":235,"description":194,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":236},58811,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461024","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461024\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-rare08-2-88a.jpg",711,{"id":238,"source_url":239,"license_code":182,"credit_html":240,"title":241,"description":194,"author":186,"original_width":196,"original_height":242},58812,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461025","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461025\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-rare08-2-88d.jpg",296,{"id":244,"source_url":245,"license_code":182,"credit_html":246,"title":247,"description":248,"author":186,"original_width":196,"original_height":249},58813,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10465900","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10465900\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-t08-83c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHessite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hessite\">Hessite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Botés, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlba_County\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alba County\">Alba County\u003C\u002Fa>, Romania (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24510.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: thumbnail, 3.0 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hessite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Any hessite from the old 1800's-era type locale is desirable to my warped collector's mind, and for 20 years now I have tried to buy every one that turns up in older collections which I can afford to stash. The problem is, not so many turn up. And most are very expensive. This, however, is a rich thumbnail with a matrix association so it is displayable, and the price isn't bad at all (i think) for a good reference specimen of this very rare silver telluride species.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",394,{"id":251,"source_url":252,"license_code":182,"credit_html":253,"title":254,"description":255,"author":186,"original_width":256,"original_height":257},11236,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453007","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453007\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Gold-Hessite-mf11b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGold\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gold\">Gold\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHessite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hessite\">Hessite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Botés, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlba_County\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alba County\">Alba County\u003C\u002Fa>, Romania (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24510.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: thumbnail, 2.1 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hessite, Gold\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>WOW! This is an incredible, world-class thumbnail of this very rare silver species! Such pieces are usually 100-200 years old and more. Pristine, aesthetic examples are few and far between in any size, but THIS ONE is a competition level piece for aesthetics, aside from the rarity and history. Note the Smithsonian label showing it is from the Carl Bosch collection. Bosch didn't collect anything bad. Even his small stuff is good, as this exemplifies!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",694,780,{"id":259,"source_url":260,"license_code":182,"credit_html":261,"title":262,"description":263,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":264},58799,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10137967","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10137967\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-Gold-76498.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHessite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hessite\">Hessite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGold\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gold\">Gold\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Botés, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlba_County\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alba County\">Alba County\u003C\u002Fa>, Romania (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24510.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>WOW! This is an incredible, world-class thumbnail of this very rare silver species! Such pieces are usually 100-200 years old and more. Pristine, aesthetic examples are few and far between in any size, but THIS ONE is a competition level piece for aesthetics, aside from the rarity and history. Note the Smithsonian label showing it is from the Carl Bosch collection. Bosch didnt collect anything bad. Even his small stuff is good, as this exemplifies! 2.1 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",671,{"id":266,"source_url":267,"license_code":182,"credit_html":268,"title":269,"description":270,"author":186,"original_width":271,"original_height":272},58800,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429661","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429661\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-Quartz-d05-55a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHessite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hessite\">Hessite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Botés, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlba_County\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alba County\">Alba County\u003C\u002Fa>, Romania (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24510.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.6 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hessite on Quartz\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a stellar miniature, far beyond the \"reference example\" category for the species, featuring unusually thick and stout crystals of this exceptionally rare silver telluride species. This locality is recognized to have produced best of species, but over 150 years ago now! SHARP crystals to 1 cm adorn the top of this knoll of quartz matrix. It is as good as you can reasonably expect to find at a reasonable price point, and also fairly displayable. 3.6 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",424,600,{"id":274,"source_url":275,"license_code":182,"credit_html":276,"title":277,"description":278,"author":186,"original_width":196,"original_height":279},58801,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10452986","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10452986\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-Sphalerite-mf01c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHessite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hessite\">Hessite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSphalerite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sphalerite\">Sphalerite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Botés, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlba_County\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alba County\">Alba County\u003C\u002Fa>, Romania (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24510.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.0 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hessite with Sphalerite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is an exceptiopnally large specimen for any Botes material, to have survived. It consists of a very interesting mix of battleship-grey hessite crystals growing amidst black sphalerite, and has hessite of excellent quality (all the complex, sharp xls in the pictures). You get a lot of visual impact for the buck, though, something hard to \"get in hessite\" nowadays. This piece is certainly over 100 years old, if not 200. I have handled only a half dozen nice hessites in 2 decades, and this would rank near the top of the lot of them. Moreover it is aesthetic, and unusually attractive to the non-hessite-lover as well . Ex Dave Bunk specimen\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",372,{"id":281,"source_url":282,"license_code":182,"credit_html":283,"title":284,"description":278,"author":186,"original_width":285,"original_height":187},58802,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10452987","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10452987\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-Sphalerite-mf01a.jpg",545,{"id":287,"source_url":288,"license_code":182,"credit_html":289,"title":290,"description":291,"author":186,"original_width":292,"original_height":196},58804,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453002","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453002\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Gold-Hessite-mf11c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGold\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gold\">Gold\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHessite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hessite\">Hessite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Botés, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlba_County\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alba County\">Alba County\u003C\u002Fa>, Romania (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24510.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: thumbnail, 2.1 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hessite, Gold\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>WOW! This is an incredible, world-class thumbnail of this very rare silver species! Such pieces are usually 100-200 years old and more. Pristine, aesthetic examples are few and far between in any size, but THIS ONE is a competition level piece for aesthetics, aside from the rarity and history. Note the Smithsonian label showing it is from the Carl Bosch collection. Bosch didnt collect anything bad. Even his small stuff is good, as this exemplifies!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",333,{"id":294,"source_url":295,"license_code":182,"credit_html":296,"title":297,"description":298,"author":186,"original_width":299,"original_height":187},58805,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457693","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457693\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-Quartz-rar09-wp09b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHessite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hessite\">Hessite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Botés, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlba_County\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alba County\">Alba County\u003C\u002Fa>, Romania (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24510.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 8 x 4 x 3 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hessite on Quartz\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>ex. Dr. Werner Paar Collection Hessite is a very rare silver telluride that occurs at its best, in monster crystals as you see here, ONLY from this old classic locality. Specimens are extremely hard to obtain today and the few I have ever gotten tend to sell quickly. In europe, I have seen far inferior specimens to this priced at over double the price, and in euros no less. So I think that here, my friend is parting with a true treasure (even though it was a duplication, I argued for him to keep it...). The area with good xls (one elongated xl is really important and dramatic!) measures approximately 3x2 cm which is a rather large and impressive coverage. There is even some very microscopic gold in attendance. The piece retains its original patina, uncleaned by any acids or chemicals to brighten the hessite (although this is easily done with silver cleaners) or to change the quartz from iron-stained orange to a contrasting white color (also easily done with simple iron-out cleaners). I love the historic look of the piece. It is clean...by no means \"dirty\"...but it retains the look of an ancient specimen and is not \"modernized\" as too many are into a shiny silver crystal group on sparkling white quartz.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",448,{"id":301,"source_url":302,"license_code":182,"credit_html":303,"title":304,"description":305,"author":186,"original_width":306,"original_height":196},58807,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461010","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461010\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-Quartz-rare08-2-86c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHessite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hessite\">Hessite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Botés, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlba_County\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alba County\">Alba County\u003C\u002Fa>, Romania (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24510.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 5.6 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hessite on Quartz\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is an incredibly rich hessite specimen with crystal sharpness, lustre, and a surprisingly rich coverage o quartz that you almost never see for this rare species. It really is MUCH more showy than the average hessite (and even those are quite rare), which usually has gray lumps on a gray rock. The combination of the vertical stackign and the white quartz flanking the crystals makes these leap out 3-dimensionally, and as you can see the crystals are in excellent condition, not worn and abraded, despite their age. Most hessites of this style were found in the early to mid 1800s in this important mining district. The provenance here goes back to Julius Böhm, one of the most important of the early Viennese mineral dealers (in the late 1800s). Later it went to a collecttor named Tschermak and then to noted dealer Lazard Cahn, circa 1915, by his label. It was almost certainly mined earlier, however. At some time in the 1970s, it entered the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History on loan for a display exhibit, before finally finding rest in another Museum (details to owner). I obtained this in trade from collector George Elling, recently. I think the price is extremely fair compared to specimens of far inferior quality, but larger in size, that I have seen from some old collections come up for sale in Munich recently.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",303,{"id":308,"source_url":309,"license_code":182,"credit_html":310,"title":311,"description":312,"author":186,"original_width":313,"original_height":196},58808,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461011","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461011\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Hessite-Quartz-rare08-2-86d.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHessite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hessite\">Hessite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Botés, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlba_County\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alba County\">Alba County\u003C\u002Fa>, Romania (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24510.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 5.6 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Hessite on Quartz\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is an incredibly rich hessite specimen with crystal sharpness, lustre, and a surprisingly rich coverage o quartz that you almost never see for this rare species. It really is MUCH more showy than the average hessite (and even those are quite rare), which usually has gray lumps on a gray rock. The combination of the vertical stackign and the white quartz flanking the crystals makes these leap out 3-dimensionally, and as you can see the crystals are in excellent condition, not worn and abraded, despite their age. Most hessites of this style were found in the early to mid 1800s in this important mining district. The provenance here goes back to Julius B�hm, one of the most important of the early Viennese mineral dealers (in the late 1800s). Later it went to a collecttor named Tschermak and then to noted dealer Lazard Cahn, circa 1915, by his label. It was almost certainly mined earlier, however. At some time in the 1970s, it entered the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History on loan for a display exhibit, before finally finding rest in another Museum (details to owner). I obtained this in trade from collector George Elling, recently. I think the price is extremely fair compared to specimens of far inferior quality, but larger in size, that I have seen from some old collections come up for sale in Munich recently.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",315,{"id":315,"source_url":316,"license_code":317,"credit_html":318,"title":319,"description":320,"author":321,"original_width":322,"original_height":323},32187,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118188546","CC BY-SA 2.0","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118188546\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Altaite with Hessite and Pyrite (48417742101).jpg","\u003Cp>Charlie Claims - Taseko Lake\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nBritish Columbia, Canada","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada",6000,4000,[325],{"id":326,"url":327,"label":328,"formula":329,"spacegroup":330,"year":163},6164,"\u002Fcif\u002F6164.cif","Schneider 1993","Ag2 Te","P 1 21\u002Fc 1",[332,333,334,335,336,337,338,339],"Botesit","Botesita","Botesite","Savodinskit","Savodinskita","Savodinskite","Telluric silver","Tellursilberglanz",[341,345,349,353,357,361,365,369,372,376,379,382,386,390,393,396,400,404,409,413],{"lang":342,"names":343},"af",[344],"Hessiet",{"lang":346,"names":347},"az",[348],"Hessit",{"lang":350,"names":351},"ca",[352],"hessita",{"lang":354,"names":355},"cs",[356],"hessit",{"lang":358,"names":359},"de",[332,348,335,360,339],"Tellursilber",{"lang":362,"names":363},"es",[333,364,336],"Hessita",{"lang":366,"names":367},"et",[368],"hessiit",{"lang":370,"names":371},"eu",[364],{"lang":373,"names":374},"fa",[375],"هسیت",{"lang":377,"names":378},"fr",[7],{"lang":380,"names":381},"it",[7],{"lang":383,"names":384},"ja",[385],"ヘッス鉱",{"lang":387,"names":388},"nb",[389],"hessitt",{"lang":391,"names":392},"nl",[344],{"lang":394,"names":395},"nn",[389],{"lang":397,"names":398},"pl",[399],"Hessyt",{"lang":401,"names":402},"ru",[403],"гессит",{"lang":405,"names":406},"uk",[407,408],"Гесит","Гессит",{"lang":410,"names":411},"uz",[412],"Gessit",{"lang":414,"names":415},"zh",[416],"碲银矿","Q418863",{"history":11,"applications":11}]