A choice specimen of phosgenite from the famous Monteponi Mine,Sardinia, Italy. These rare phosgenites are old European classic and among the best of species. It displays sharp and lustrous tabular hexagonal phosgenite crystals with some transparency. They have tobacco-brown color. For references see the 2014 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 45, # 6. Some nicks and contacts. On acrylic base.

Marvelous!