Ilesite

Botryoidal to earthy ilesite
Origin: Chvaletice, Kutná Hora, Středočeský Kraj, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Picture size: 4 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

Powdery to boytryoidal white crusts on matrix
Tufts of yellow brown to red brown crystals on matrix
Origin: Chvaletice, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Sample size: 2 x 3 cm (top), 2 x 2.5 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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