Beudantite

TSNB656
Specimen
Feinglos, M.N.Pieters, S.Pinch, W.W.
Exhibit 1. Beudantite; 55 mm.
Exhibit 1. Beudantite; 55 mm.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
Exhibit 2. Specimen label (Sid Pieters).
Exhibit 2. Specimen label (Sid Pieters).
Image Credit: MGMH Archive
Exhibit 3. Specimen label (Bill Pinch).
Exhibit 3. Specimen label (Bill Pinch).
Image Credit: MGMH Archive
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Specimen Title

Beudantite

Associated Minerals

hematite; quartz

Principal Mineral

Beudantite

Size

Cabinet; 55mm

Location in the Mine

Second oxidation zone; 36 Level; West 12

Provenance

Pieters, S.; Pinch, W.W.; Feinglos, M.N.

Collection

MGMH; 2022.4.1449D

Entry Number

Specimen; TSNB656

Description

Nodular aggregates (to 6 mm) of platy, peudo-hexagonal crystals of beudantite (to 3 mm) on a red, earthy matrix of quartz and hematite.

Mark Feinglos acquired the specimen from Bill Pinch in 1986 who had purchased it from Namibian dealer Sid Pieters (Exhibit 2). Pinch’s label (Exhibit 3) attributes the specimen to 36 Level, West 12 in the second oxidation zone.