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D10-35 - Parahopeite - $ 1250 Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Central Province, Zambia (TYPE LOCALITY) miniature, 4.8 x 4.0 x 2.6 cm ex. Al Ordway
This is a superb, really top-quality miniature of this extremely rare zinc phosphate species, from the premier (and type) locality. It occurs only in hald a dozen places on earth, but here the crystals are biggest and best. This particular specimen is composed of a pleasing and sculptural arrangement of elongated sheaf-like crystals. For the size, and for aesthetics, it would be hard to beat. Generally, as a side note, most of this material dates to the 1960s or prior (the mine was open from 1906 til 1989).
MD-142357 - Hopeite, Parahopeite - - Archived Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Central Province, Zambia small cabinet, 5.7 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm.
5.7 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm. Hopeite and parahopeite are RARE hydrated zinc phosphates, with the very best specimens worldwide coming from the famous Broken Hill Mine of Zambia. This EXTREMELY RICH and showy honeycomb specimen from the Brent Lockhart Collection has gemmy and lustrous, orange-brown hopeite prisms to 3 mm on a nearly solid matrix of glassy, pastel yellow-green parahopeite crystals. Broken Hill is the Type Locality for parahopeite. We lovingly call them bat-poop minerals because their crystallization is spurred by the rich nitrates from centuries, or millenia, of bat droppings in the caverns here (so I have been told long ago!). Uncommonly pretty combo material for these two dimorph species, which probably dates to the 1950-60s.
MD-76615 - Parahopeite - - Archived Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Central Province, Zambia small cabinet, 6.7 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm.
6.7 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm. A very rich specimen comprised of fine, almost gemmy crystals. Ex. Dan Ehrling collection of Milwaukee, to me, and then to Jeff Pignatora in the late 1990s. It probably dates back to the 1940s-1960s. Dan travelled himself to the museum in Rhodesia to make some exchanges in the late 1960s. I cannot say this is from the musuem there 100%, but odds are high.
MF34 - Parahopeite on gossan Stalactite - $ 1600 Broken Hill, Rhodesia small cabinet, 6.7 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm ex. Dan Ehrling ex. Jeff Pignatora
A very rich specimen comprised of fine, almost gemmy crystals. Ex Dan Ehrling collection of Milwaukee, to me, and then to Jeff in the late 90s. This is as fine a piece for its size as I think you can reasonably expect to own of this rare mineral species. The form of the piece is also aesthetic, as well as rich in the mineral. It probably dates back to the 1940s-1960s. Dan travelled himself to the museum in Rhodesia to make some exchanges in the late 1960s. I cnanot say this is from the musuem there 100%, but odds are high. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||
