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K330 - Rockbridgeite over Phosphosiderite (?) - $ 400 SOLD Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA miniature, 5.2 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm ex. Charlie Key
A rare example of the classic phosphates from this locality, which are seldom seen as anything but smudges. Yet, this piece is actually quite rich and attractive!
MD-112592 - Strengite, Rockbridgeite - - Archived Leveäniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden miniature, 3.5 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
A gorgeous miniature with high quality and good relief both - a rare combination. The strengite (purple) is of extremely high quality and size for the material (to 6 mm). The rockbridgeite though, is probably even better all things considered as this species is usually just the associated mineral and not so dominant in its own crystallization that it stands out so nicely as here. 3.5 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
MD-173724 - Strengite, Rockbridgeite - - Archived Leveäniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden miniature, 4.1 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm.
4.1 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm. A showy combination specimen of phosphates from the famous Leveaniemi Iron Mine of Sweden. Lustrous, lavender strengite spheres to 3 mm are aesthetically and richly scattered with sea-foam green spheres of rockbridgeite to 4 mm in a 3-dimensional vug atop massive hematite matrix. These specimens were collected in the mid-1980s and the mine is now closed. Ex. George Elling Collection. This Photo was Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 8th Aug 2008
MD-209949 - Hureaulite, Rockbridgeite - - Archived Cigana claim (Jocão claim), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil small cabinet, 7.3 x 6.4 x 4.0 cm.
7.3 x 6.4 x 4.0 cm. Hureaulite is an uncommon phosphate. This fine specimen features a well-placed, wide vug in the V-shaped matrix richly lined with glassy, pastel-pink hureaulite crystals on a quartz-rich matrix from the new find at the Cigana Mine, Brazil. The crystals are gemmy, superb and reach 5 mm. A surprise on the back features a vug lined with dark green rockbridgeite crystals, another uncommon phosphate.
MD-21584 - Hureaulite, Rockbridgeite, Jahnsite, Vivianite - - Archived Bendada Quarries, Sabugal, Guarda District, Portugal cabinet, 10 x 6.4 x 5.4 cm
An attractive specimen by any standard for the species, but ESPECIALLY for such an esoteric phosphate locality as this one! This piece features a curved blet of sharp red hureaulite crystals to about 6mm, associated with other phosphates, all on massive quartz. It was obtained in trade from the collector who told me that he got it several decades ago and it was one of the better such specimens. I certainly haven't seen anything remotely comparable on our market, to compare it to, and so I really tend to trust his comments in that regard. 10 x 6.4 x 5.4 cm
MD-23705 - Hureaulite, Reddingite, Rockbridgeite - - Archived Cigana claim (Jocão claim), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil cabinet, 10.7 x 5.5 x 5.2 cm
An extremely rich and excellent CABINET specimen of highly lustrous salmon-pink hureaulite crystals to 8 mm with reddingite (brown) and rockbridgeite (black). The Jocao Mine of Minas Gerais produces some of the very finest crystals of these uncommon phosphates. Good rarity and also attrractive! 10.7 x 5.5 x 5.2 cm
MD-247737 - Hureaulite, Rockbridgeite - - Archived Cigana claim (Jocão claim), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil small cabinet, 8.4 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm.
8.4 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm. Hureaulite and rockbridgeite are uncommon phosphates. This fine, 3-dimensional specimen is solidly covered with glassy, pastel-pink hureaulite crystals on a matrix of massive hureaulite from a recent find at the Jocao Mine, Brazil. The crystals are gemmy, superb and reach 5 mm. A large pod of layered, lustrous, dark geen to gray to black rockbridgeite is a complimentary stark contrast. Ex. Wesley Stark Collection. A good piece from finds of the 1990s.
MD-270097 - Strengite, Rockbridgeite - - Archived Leveäniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Kiruna district, Lappland, Sweden small cabinet, 6.3 x 3.9 x 3 cm.
6.3 x 3.9 x 3 cm. Beautiful purple spheres of strengite to 3 mm and green spheres of normally-brown Rockbridgeite to 4mm make this a beautiful and highly representative specimen from this classic locale. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.
MRZ163 - Strengite and Rockbridgeite - $ 500 SOLD Leveaniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Sweden miniature, 3.5 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm ex. Martin Zinn
A gorgeous miniature with high quality and good relief both - a rare combination. The strengite (purple) is of extremely high quality and size for the material (to 6 mm). The rockbridgeite though, is probably even better all things considered as this species is usually just the associated mineral and not so dominant in its own crystallization that it stands out so nicely as here.
MRZ261 - Strengite with Rockbridgeite - $ 200 SOLD Suappavaara, Sweden small cabinet, 6.3 x 3.9 x 3 cm ex. Martin Zinn
Beautiful purple spheres of strengite to 3 mm and green spheres of normally-brown Rockbridgeite to 4mm, make this a beautiful and highly representative specimen from this classic locale. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||||||||||||
