Arsenical cobalt or skutterudite, from Skutterude, near Modum, Norway

Made:
before 1889 in Norway
Arsenical cobalt or skutterudite, from Skutterude, near Modum, Norway

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Arsenical cobalt or skutterudite, from Skutterude, near Modum, Norway

Small metallic iridescent crystals, of various combinations of the cubic system. From Skutterude, near Modum, Norway. Contains 20 per cent. of cobalt.

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1889-164/2556
Materials:
Cobalt (ore)
Measurements:
overall: 25 mm x 61 mm x 43 mm,
type:
specimen
credit:
John Percy Collection