Leucophosphite, Jahnsite & Hureaulite ex Black Hills Inst.

Item Description

The Tip Top pegmatite is renowned for its rare phosphate species and this showy and rich plate includes three of them. Sparkly, gemmy, olive-green, leucophosphite crystals and sparkly, gemmy, honey-brown jahnsite crystals line the vug on the front. The lower right corner is complimentary rose-pink hureaulite. The hefty matrix is massive to granular, lustrous, translucent, olive-green leucophosphite? From the collection of phosphate and South Dakota specialist, Chris Korpi, a former student of the late great Bill Roberts, who studied the unique Tip Top deposit extensively.