Greifensteinite on Gormanite, with Eosphorite

Item Description

Superb large thumbnail that is a classic combination from Minas Gerais. The tan Greifensteinite, which is a rare phosphate, grows in tight acicular balls up to .7 cm. These sit on rich clusters of translucent-to-transparent, coffee-colored crystals of Eosphorite (Hydrated Manganese Iron Aluminum Phosphate Hydroxide). These both rest on the ULTRA-RARE phosphate Gormanite. Most crystals of Gormanite are small and are usually associated with the Yukon, Canada Type Localities - Rapid Creek and Big Fish River, but these are KILLER sprays of LARGE (up to 1.3 cm), deep sea-green, radiating clusters of acicular crystals with an attractive greasy luster. This SUPER piece is from a small find near Linopolis, Brazil many years ago.