Malachite with Cerussite (old classic) (ex Kidwell and McLaughlin Collections)

Item Description

A nice association piece of this well known material from the Rum Jungle in Australia. The two most well known species from this area are Malachite and Cerussite, and good specimens are few and far between on the market. The piece features rich green sparkling/chatoyant Malachite "balls" associated with small crystals of slightly smoky colored Cerussite. It's a good reference piece, and would make a nice addition to a reference secondary ore collection or a suite of Australian minerals. 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. The piece is accompanied by a label from Dehne McLaughlin, the well-known Australian field collector who owns the famous Malbunka Copper Mine where the beautiful Azurite "suns" have been mined for years.