Smolianinovite

  

  

Specimen of mainly erythrite as beautiful acicular red-purple sprays to 1 mm. The rare mineral however is the smolianinovite as straw colored earthy masses to bladed crystals. Possible pharmacolite as tiny white spheroids in association also.

Origin: Mina Sara Alicia, near Alamos, Sonora, Mexico

Sample size: 5.5 x 3 cm x 4 mm

 

Origin: Mt. Cobalt, Queensland, Australia

Sample size: thumbnail with yellow crust

 

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Orange earthy smolianinovite with erythrite on and in matrix

Origin: Mt. Cobalt Mine, Queensland, Australia

Sample size: 3.5 x 5 cm

 

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Smolianinovite pseudomorph after erythrite, with heterogenite and mansfieldite

Origin: Mount Cobalt Mine, Selwyn, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia

Sample size: Crystals are up to 2 mm long

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

 

 

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