Childrenite

Origin: Tavistock, Devon, England

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Childrenite on vauxite

Origin: Llallagua, Potosi Dept., Bolivia

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: Palermo #1 mine, No. Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: White Gap pegmatite, Keystone, Pennington Co., South Dakota, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Childrenite on siderite

Origin: Hagendorf, Bavaria, Germany

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Childrenite crystals to 1.5 mm on quartz

Origin: George and Charlotte Mine, Morwhellham, Tavistock, Devon, England, UK

Owner: Steve Rust

 

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Origin: Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada

Sample size: 2.3 x 2 x 1.5 cm

 

 

  

Origin: Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 2 x 2 x 1.2 cm (top)3.5 x 2.5 x 0.7 cm (bottom)

 

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Origin: George & Charlotte Mine, near Tavistock, Morwellham, Devon, U.K.

Sample size: small cabinet

 

Origin: Little Duke Mine, near Tavistock, Devon, U.K.

Sample size: 4 x 8 cm

 

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Light brown acicular divergent sprays of childrenite to 9 mm associated with micro creamy white, gemmy wardite crystals to 0.5 mm on lazulite.

  

Clear to root beer brown prismatic crystals to 3 mm

Origin: Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Ex. DeVito Collection

Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm (top), 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm (bottom)

 

  

Origin: George and Charlotte mine, Tavistock, Devon, England

Sample size: 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm

 

  

Micro crystals to less than 0.2 mm in 5 mm crystal aggregates.

Origin: Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Potosi Dept., Bolivia

Sample size: 3.5 x 2 x 2 cm

 

  

 

  

 

  

Childrenite on quartz

Origin: Poco Dantas, Corrego do Piaui, Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 8.5 x 7 x 4 cm (top), 8 x 5 x 4 cm (2nd row), 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm (bottom)

 

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