Strengite

  

Lilac to purple crystal aggregates of strengite to 7 mm associated with yellow fibrous crystals of cacoxenite to 4 mm. Ex. DeVito collection

     

Strengite with goethite on dufrenite

Origin: Indian Mountain Iron mines, Tecumseh, Cherokee Co., Alabama, United States

Sample size: 7 x 6 x 4 cm (top), 9.5 x 6 x 3 cm (2nd/3rd/bottom row)

 

  

  

Light lilac bladed crystals to 1 mm in radial fans and spherical aggregates with golden cacoxenite.

Origin: Eleonore Mine, Hesse, Germany (type locality)

Sample size: 8.5 x 4 x 4 cm

 

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Strengite with beraunite on massive hematite

Origin: Leveaniemi Iron Mine, Svappavaara, Lappland, Sweden

Sample size: 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.8 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  

Strengite with cacoxenite

Origin: Pleystein, Vohenstrausse, Palatinate, Germany

Sample size: 6.3 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  

Massive quartz matrix hosting several small pink masses of strengite to 8 mm in size.

Origin: Champion Mine, Laws, White Mtns., Mono Co., California, U.S.A.

Sample size: 8.8 x 5.3 x 3.7 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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