Lemanskiite
The lemanskiite occurs as shiny, bright crystals as blue foil-like crystals to
4 mm embedded in dull blue
lavendulan
Origin: Abundacia mine, Guanaco, Chile
Sample size: 5 x 4 x 3 cm (top), 4.5x3x2cm (2nd row), 5.5 x 4 x 5 cm (3rd
row), 4 x 2 x 2.5 cm (bottom)
Bright blue, foil-like crystals, in
lavendulan matrix
Deep blue foil-like crystals to 1 mm intergrown with
lavendulan
Origin: El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco, Taltal, Antofagasta Prov., Chile (type
locality)
Samples size: 6 x 5 x 3 cm (top), 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm (bottom)
Ex. Mark Feinglos collection
Origin: El Guanaco Gold Mine, 93 km East of Taltal, Antofagasta Prov., Chile
(type locality)
Sample size: 6.4 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm (top/2nd row), 6.3 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm (bottom)
Ex. Keith Hayes collection, collected by Terry Szenics and his mining crew
Origin: Abundancia Mine, Guanaco, Taltal, Chile, South America
Sample size: 2.6 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm (top/2nd row), 5 x 4.7 x 2 cm (3rd row), 4.5 x
2.7 x 1.5 cm (bottom)
John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
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