Mottramite (on calcite)

TSNB912
Specimen
Latz, C.V.
Exhibit 1. Mottramite (on calcite); 70 mm.
Exhibit 1. Mottramite (on calcite); 70 mm.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood

Specimen Title

Mottramite (on calcite)

Associated Minerals

calcite

Principal Mineral

Mottramite

Size

Cabinet; 70mm

Location in the Mine

Undetermined

Provenance

Latz, C.V.

Collection

Geoscience Australia; R28194

Entry Number

Specimen; TSNB912

Description

Arborescent sprays of pistachio-green mottramite overgrowing modified rhombs of transparent, colourless calcite.
The specimen was number 155 in the collection of Clement Victor Latz, which was donated to the Australian Bureau of Mineral Resources (now Geoscience Australia) in 1976. There is no record of earlier provenance or location in the mine.