Dufrénite

  
Origin: Walfden Mountain, near Rock Run, Cherokee Co., Arkansas, USA
Sample size: 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm, radial sprays to 1 cm
 
  
Green, concentrically zoned in cross section crystals to 4 mm with strengite
Origin: Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, United States
Ex. DeVito collection
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 3 cm
 
  
Concentric bands composed of different phases of phosphates, dufrenite with beraunite, kidwellite and rockbridgeite.
Origin: Buckeye Mountain, Polk Co., Arkansas, United States
Ex. Kidwell collection
Sample size: 8 x 8 x 5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

 
Origin: Field near the Hochstraße, Rengersdorf, Görlitz, Oberlausitz, Saxony, Germany
Picture size: 5 mm (top), 6 mm (bottom)
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

Black dufrenite spheres, due to Iron-oxide coating with inner green cores, nice
Origin: Teskov Quarry near Rokycany, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Sample size: 3 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
Variety andrewsite
Origin: West Phoenix Mine, Cornwall, England
ex. Behier Collection
Sample size: 8 x 6.2 x 3.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Dufrénite, cyrilovite, chalcosiderite
Origin: Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK
Sample size: area 1 cm
Owner: Steve Rust
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Rust

 

Libethenite on dufrenite
Origin: Block 14 Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Sorrell

Crocoite.com

 

Dufrenite with hyalite opal
Origin: Milo Mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Sample size: fov 5 mm
Sample owner: Queensland Micromineral Museum, Queensland Mineralogical Society
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Theo Kloprogge

 

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