Austinite (Copper-bearing) (classic material)

Item Description

A very attractive small cabinet specimen of the rare and highly sought after arsenate species Austinite from the world famous Ojuela Mine in Mexico. This material is copper-bearing, which is why it's more green than the traditional yellow hue seen from this mine. This piece is filled with translucent, sea-foam green to more muted green colored crystal aggregates sitting on sculptural Limonite matrix. Very hard to find on the market todays, especially in this size and quality. This particular piece dates back to the late 1970s - early 1980s era of mining at Ojuela. 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 ( https://www.mindat.org/photo-326405.html ).