Legrandite

Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 5.3 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm
Start Time: 03/05/2015 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 03/12/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

This rare Zinc Arsenate is one of the most sought after treasures in the mineral collecting world. Legrandite from Mapimi is among the most famouns mineral occurences extant. This piece features a group of rich yellow color, monoclinic crystals of Legrandite measuring on gossan matrix. It's more of a reference specimen than anything, but still a wonderful representative matrix piece. Good specimens of Legrandite are seldom seen on the market, and typically the best pieces go for big money, ESPECIALLY if they're on matrix. There are really a few localities in the world that produces Legrandites of any significance outside of the Mapimi.

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