This specimen is from the Cianciana Mines area, which was once a cluster of 17 mines. Mining began there in 1840 but was most heavily operated by the British between 1900-1905. The mine shut down officially in 1962.(1)
Three well formed dipyramidal crystals, sit on matrix with en-echelon growth features. A Sicilian classic!
(1)-https://www.mindat.org/loc-224581.html
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