Planchéite

  
Origin: Reneville, Congo
Sample size: 6 x 4 x 4 cm
 
     
Origin: M'sesa, Katanga, Congo
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 2 cm
 
    
Origin: Kolwezi, Katanga, Congo
Sample size: 5 x 4 x 3 cm, sprays to 1 mm
 
  
Origin: Reneville, Congo
Sample size: 6 x 4 x 5 cm
 
  
Light blue acicular mat in spheroidal crystal groups to about 0.3 mm in vuggy matrix.
Origin: Prospect west of Magdelena, Silver Hill dist., New Mexico, United States
Sample size: 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

 
 
 
Origin: Kambove mine, Kamoya, Shaba, Dem. Rep. Congo
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 3.3 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Plancheite on selenite
  
Origin: 29 Block, 660 m level, Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Zambia
Sample size: 5.2 x 5 x 2.1 cm (top), 2.7 x 1.8 x 1 cm (2nd/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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