Atacamite (ex Al Kidwell Collection)

Item Description

This is a classic display specimen of Atacamite from the type locality for the species in Chile. This is an older specimen and is loaded with dozens of sparkling, lustrous, dark emerald green, thin bladed crystals of Atacamite on matrix. A great, colorful "old time" specimen of this well-known copper hydroxyhalide. Pieces of this size and quality are not easy to find on the market anymore - from the older finds - so don't miss out on this colorful and richly covered specimen. From the worldwide mineral collection of Albert Lewis Kidwell (January 1, 1919 - August 16, 2008). Al was a well-known mineral collector and research geologist with Carter Oil Company and later Exxon Oil Company in Houston, Texas. The phosphate species Kidwellite was named in his honor in 1974.