An off matrix, 24 mm wide, octahedral Hauerite crystal from the classic occurrence at Destricella mine, Raddusa, Sicily, Italy. Although not the Type Locality, the discoveries at Raddusa, first made in 1890, set a new standard for crystals of this rare manganese sulphide. This example is not just very large, but has superb crystal form with extremely sharp, well-defined crystal faces. Two or three smaller octahedral crystals sit clustered at one end of the larger crystal and one area on the back of the main crystal has an indentation where it was attached to another, or to matrix, but the front of the crystal is superb. A rare example of a rare species in a perfect crystal. Several old collection labels accompany the specimen.
