Zincowoodwardite (extremely rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)

Item Description

Zincowoodwardite is a very rare zinc aluminum sulfate and is, as the name implies, the zinc analogue of Woodwardite. The species was named about 20 years ago, and was first discovered at the Christiana Mine in the famous mining district of Lavrion, Greece. It's only found in about nine places in the world! This piece just happens to be from the type locality, and features gorgeous radial blue groups associated with Serpierite on oxidized matrix. This piece is obviously a micro specimen, and we've photographed it with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to better illustrate the quality. These are not common on the market from the type locality, and this is a great opportunity to pick up a piece of this attractive and hard to find material for your micro collection. This is the only piece of this species that we've had to offer from this locality, and comes with a classic label from Josef Vajdak / Pequa Rare Minerals, which immediately increases the value. You can read Joe's biography here: http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=1371