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MD-112544 - Lavendulan - - Archived Meskani Mine (Meshkani Mine; Madan-e Meskani [Meskani mine sites]), Anarak District, Esfahan Province (Isfahan Province; Aspadana Province), Iran miniature, 3.9 x 3.5 x 2.6 cm
A very beautiful plate of rare lavendulan from Iran, occuring as a microcrystalline crust on matrix. This was probably colelcted by Sorbonne expeditions in the early 1980s. 3.9 x 3.5 x 2.6 cm
MD-199347 - Lavendulan, Erythrite - - Archived La Blanco Mine (Blanca Mine), Freirina, Huasco Province, Atacama Region, Chile small cabinet, 7.7 x 5.8 x 5.4 cm.
7.7 x 5.8 x 5.4 cm. This is an incredibly interesting specimen, with a history. The uncanny blue you see here in this thin seam is a little-known hydrous arsenate of copper (NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl•5(H2O) – a secondary mineral of copper and arsenate deposits. It is in combination here with erythrite, which surrounds the lavendulan and continues around the specimen as a seam; the lavendulan is basically sandwiched by the erythrite. Hey’s Mineral Index lists lavendulan from this locality as being described by one E. Goldsmith in 1877 at the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences Collection.
MD-249729 - Lavendulan - - Archived Talmessi Mine (Talmesi Mine; Telmessi Mine; Telmesi Mine), Anarak District, Esfahan Province (Isfahan Province; Aspadana Province), Iran thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm.
2.6 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm. A small specimen rich with sparkling light blue crystals of lavendulan and darker blue micros of azurite mixed in, from a rare locale. Ex. John White Collection.
MD-253919 - Lavendulan, Cornwallite - - Archived Dolores prospect, Pastrana, Mazarrón-Águilas, Murcia, Spain thumbnail, 2.8 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm.
2.8 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm. Lavendulan is a relatively rare arsenate and the intense blue color is very distinctive. The Pastrana area in Spain has produced some very attractive specimens of this species. This particular specimen features beautiful intense blue, platy "sprays" of Lavendulan which is associated with the rare copper arsenate, Cornwallite. A good representative specimen for this hard-to-find and colorful association from Spain. Ex. Brian Kosnar Collection.
MD-70728 - Lammerite, Lavendulan - - Archived El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile miniature, 5.0 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm
A VERY RICH and excellent combination specimen of a RARE and an uncommon copper arsenate from the El Guanaco Mine of Chile. Rare, dark green, microcrystals of lammerite are nicely accented with turquoise-blue sprays of uncommon lammerite on a quartz-rich matrix. Choice and rare material from the Charlie Freed Collection. 5.0 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||
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