Manganoan Adamite (Consie Prince Coll.)

Item Description

A striking and beautiful miniature specimen from the famous Mina Ojuela. Purple (manganoan) adamite is one of the three Holy Grail species from Mina Ojuela, along with legrandite and scorodite. This dramatic specimen features a sculptural vug festooned with glassy, purple and green adamite crystals to 9 mm on a sturdy, gossan matrix. This piece is from the one-time find in 1981 and is highly representative for this very desirable manganoan-adamite species (erroneously once though to be cobaltoan). Ex Consie Prince Collection. I would value this around $300-400 for the size, excellent quality and richness.