Austinite (on conichalcite-duftite)

TSNB951
Specimen
Désor, J.
Exhibit 1. Austinite (on conichalcite-duftite); 20 mm.
Exhibit 1. Austinite (on conichalcite-duftite); 20 mm.
Image Credit: Sharon Cisneros

Specimen Title

Austinite (on conichalcite-duftite)

Associated Minerals

conichalcite-duftite

Principal Mineral

Austinite

Size

Thumbnail; 20mm

Location in the Mine

Undetermined

Provenance

Désor, J.

Collection

Cisneros, S. & E.

Entry Number

Specimen; TSNB951

Description

Aggregates (to 0.2 mm) of colourless-white micro crystals of austinite on an encrustation of bright green conichalcite-duftite.

The specimen is in the collection of Sharon and Eugene Cisneros. It was acquired from Joy Désor, who verified the austinite by SEM-EDS.