Senarmontite (Type Locality) Ordway Coll.

Item Description

Senarmontite is an uncommon antimony oxide and this excellent, rich specimen is from the Type Locality in Algeria - the Djebel Haminate Mine. Sharp, translucent, waxy luster, gray senarmontite octahedrons to 9 mm line vugs on two sides of massive senarmontite matrix. This is a rare species in this quality, and these old specimens were found by the old French exploration service BRGM, prior to the 1950s and even as far back as the 1850s. Odds are, that this was one of the specimens found on one of those French expeditions. You seldom see any example sof this species in crystalline form except from this locality, and from here usually just thumbnail loose crystals. This is a remarkable matrix specimen. Ex Al Ordway Collection # 043 and acquired in 1975.