Molybdenite Crystals | 51.4 grams | Moly Hill, La Motte, Québec, Canada Polymict Impact Breccia there are grains of sand

there are grains of sand still wedged into one of the crevices of the specimen

The distinctive "cat's eye" effect in this Chrysoberyl is caused by the reflection of light off parallel needle-like inclusions within the crystal

The total weight of the pieces recovered is recorded as 25 kilograms

This is a beautiful Spinel crystal in marble host from Myanmar (Burma)

Molybdenite Crystals | 51.4 grams | Moly Hill, La Motte, Québec, Canada Polymict Impact Breccia there are grains of sandThese are perfect rosettes of metallic molybdenite, almost completely exposed in a glassy quartz matrix crystals from Moly Hill, Abitibi Temiscamingue, Qubec, Canada. The pair of rosettes measure 17mm in length. Molybdenite is commonly found as foliated masses meaning the mineral forms folia or layers, like the mineral mica. It is metallic gray, has a greasy feel, and is very soft at only 1 on Mohs' hardness scale. Its softness, metallic luster and