Hambergite

Pearly white hambergite with attached tourmaline

Origin: Paprok, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

Sample size: 7.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm

Origin: Anjanobonoina, Madagascar
ex. Lazard Cahn collection

Sample size: 4 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm

Origin: Lake Baikal District, Siberia, Russia
Ex. Barlow Collection

Sample size: 5.3 x 3 x 1.8 cm

Hambergite twin

Hambergite on quartz crystal

Snow-white twinned 1 cm hambergite on lepidolite

Hambergite twin

Origin: Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.

Sample size: 3 x 1.3 x 1 cm (top), 4.9 x 4.5 x 2.2 cm (2nd row), 5 x 2 x 0.7 cm (3rd row), 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm (4th row), 4.5 x 2 x 1 cm (5th row left), 5.9 x 4.3 x 1.4 cm (5th row right), 2.9 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm (6th row), 4.5 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm (bottom)

This satiny cluster of reticulated, twinned hambergite is quite good for the locality, illustrating interesting reticulated growth patterns more common in cerussite than in hambergite. Hambergite is uncommon from the locality, as well - not many good specimens have been found, to my knowledge. It is on tabular, off white crystals of another mineral that may have altered also to hambergite (?).

Origin: Turakuloma Range, Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan?

Ex. Ernie Schlichter collection

Sample size: 5.7 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

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