Tarbuttite

Item Description

Tarbuttite is normally rather boringan often-ugly phosphate disparagingly referred to as a bat-poop mineral (because often it has formed under ancient caves layered with tens of thousands of years of deposition of mineral-rich bat guano). However, specimens from the Skorpion Mine are different. A new find appeared on the market in 2007, and I consider these transparent, truly gemmy, sea-green crystals to be the best of species for aesthetic quality by an order of magnitude. This is a rich small cabinet / large miniature piece, filled with Tarbuttite crystals. It is an good example of a rare species