Florencite-(Ce)

  
 
  
Florencite-(Ce) on magnesite matrix. Ex. DeVito collection
Origin: Brumado mine, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Sample size: 3 x 2 x 1 cm, crystal 1 cm on magnesite (top), 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Brown pseudocubic crystals of florencite-(Ce)
Origin: Saubach Fault, Muldenberg, Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
Picture size: 1.3 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 
Pseudocubic crystals of florencite-(Ce). Originally labeled „stiepelmannite“, a synonym of florencite-(Ce). Ex Stiepelmann collection.
Origin: Klein Spitzkopje (Kleine Spitzkoppe) granite stock, Swakopmund, Swakopmund District, Namibia
Picture size: 2 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

Small orange crystals on quartz
Origin: Krupka, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Sample size: micromount
 
Pinkish brown crystals or crystal sections in matrix
Origin: Salmchateau, Belgium
Sample size: 2.5 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
  
Florencite on magnesite
Origin: Brumado, Bahia , Brazil
Sample size: 6.6 x 6.5 x 4.4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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