Pottsite (Type Locality) & Garnet (self-collected - Urish Coll.)

Item Description

This is a very rare hydrated lead, bismuth vanadate found in an oxide zone of a tungsten mine. This is the best and Type Locality for the species. The bright, mustard yellow microcrystals crystals are emplaced in a wide vein in matrix with a centrally placed small cluster of lustrous, translucent, sharp, brown, garnet crystals to 3 mm. Ex Harold Urish Collection and self-collected by him in June, 1999.