Caoxite

Colourless to white crystals of caoxite
Origin: Cerchiara Mine, Faggiona, Vara Valley, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Picture size: 1.2 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

White to yellow coating on matrix
Tiny (ca. 0.2 mm) white to colourless crystals on matrix
Origin: Cerchiara Mine,Borghetto, Val di Vara, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Sample size: 3 x 4.5 cm (top), micromount (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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