Kidwellite

 

Kidwellite (yellow) replacing rockbridgeite

Kidwellite (balls) on beraunite

Kidwellite (yellow) on rockbridgeite

Kidwellite (yellow) replacing rockbridgeite

Origin: Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

Microscopic image

 

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Specimen with a large vug full of light green kidwellite crystals to 0.5 mm spread liberally over deep red beraunite

Origin: Three Oaks Gap workings (Arena 1 prospect), Three Oaks Gap, Polk Co., Arkansas, United States

Sample size: 9 x 8 x 7 cm]

 

  

Tiny grass green crude spheroidal crystals to about 0.5 mm on brown lipscombite

Origin: Silver Coin mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, United States

Sample size: 9 x 9 x 5 cm

 

  

Large radial crystals of dufrenite with green kidwellite and black rockbridgeite

Origin: Coon Creek mine,Polk Co., Arkansas, United States

Sample size: 7 x 4 x 4 cm

 

  

Green micro crystals to crust of kidwellite with light purple crystals aggregates of strengite to 1 mm on deep red, platy beraunite.
Origin: Three Oaks Gap, Polk Co., Arkansas, United States

Ex. Kidwell collection

Sample size: 4 x 4 x 2 cm

 

  

Light lime green crusts of kidwellite throughout matrix associated with light purple strengite crystals to 1 mm, dark green dufrenite and reddish beraunite.

Origin: Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, United States

Ex. Kidwell collection

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm

 

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