Legrandite

 

 

 

 

 

Origin: Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Owner: Lou Perloff

Microscopic image

 

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

  

 

  

  

 

  

 

  

  

 

  

Origin: Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Sample size: 1.8 cm doubly terminated crystal (top), 6 x 4 x 3 cm, crystals to 5 mm (2nd/3rd row), spray to 2 mm (4th row), 6.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm (4th/5th/6th row), 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm (7th/bottom row)

 

  

The main mineral is legrandite, occuring as gemmy bright yellow, short prismatic crystals to 6 mm in a nice cluster. Very nice bluish grey sprays of köttigite/parasymplesite crystals to 4 mm are also present. The exciting mineral on this specimen are yellow clusters of what is most likely paradamite.

  

Translucent glassy, yellow stubby prismatic crystals to 1 mm lining a large vug3 cm long.

  

 

  

Cluster of golden yellow crystals to 3 mm. Cluster size is 8 mm across.

Origin: Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. DeVito Collection

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 3 cm (top), 6 x 5 x 5 cm (2nd row), 6 x 4 x 2 cm (3rd row), 3 x 2 x 2.5 cm (bottom)

 

    

Bright yellow, nice prismatic crystals approximately 7 mm long

Origin: Mapimi, Durnago, Mexico

Sample size: 6 x 5.5 x 4 cm

Photo courtesy of: 

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Origin: Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Sample size: 1.8 x 1 x 0.7 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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