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MD-191688 - Hewettite - - Archived Gold Quarry Mine (Maggie claims), Maggie Creek District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA small cabinet, 6.1 x 5.9 x 2.7 cm.
6.1 x 5.9 x 2.7 cm. Hewettite is a rare calcium vanadate hydrate. This fine specimen from the Gold Quarry Mine of Nevada is richly covered with radial, divergent sprays of lustrous, brassy to chocolate-brown hewettite needles. The largest spray is 9 mm across and the blocky, brecciated limestone matrix is nicely accented with drusy, yellow carbonate-fluorapatite. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries |