Hureaulite

Specimen ID: 346-D8J

Mineral(s)
Hureaulite : Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
4.3cm x 4.0cm x 3.7cm
Events

Photo added to mindat.org

4.3 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm. Hureaulite is a rare and beautiful manganese phosphate that was named in 1825 after the type locality, a village in France by the name of Hureaux. Arguably the best and most well-known samples are those from the Jocão pegmatite in Brazil with their glowing electric orange-pink crystals in larger sized crystals (most other hureaulites are micro crystals from various localities around the world). This piece is a superb, classic specimen of hureaulite featuring notably sharp, lustrous, translucent, vibrant orange-pink colored monoclinic crystal groups. The largest cluster of crystals measures 8 mm long. The matrix features a dark mineral (most likely rockbridgeite or possibly phosphosiderite (?)). From the collection of Rolando Gioia (a contributor to the new definitive book on Brazilian minerals: "Minerais e Pedras Preciosas do Brasil").
Robert Lavinsky - 20th February 2018

Photo added to mindat.org

4.3 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm. Hureaulite is a rare and beautiful manganese phosphate that was named in 1825 after the type locality, a village in France by the name of Hureaux. Arguably the best and most well-known samples are those from the Jocão pegmatite in Brazil with their glowing electric orange-pink crystals in larger sized crystals (most other hureaulites are micro crystals from various localities around the world). This piece is a superb, classic specimen of hureaulite featuring notably sharp, lustrous, translucent, vibrant orange-pink colored monoclinic crystal groups. The largest cluster of crystals measures 8 mm long. The matrix features a dark mineral (most likely rockbridgeite or possibly phosphosiderite (?)). From the collection of Rolando Gioia (a contributor to the new definitive book on Brazilian minerals: "Minerais e Pedras Preciosas do Brasil").
Robert Lavinsky - 20th February 2018

Photo added to mindat.org

4.3 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm. Hureaulite is a rare and beautiful manganese phosphate that was named in 1825 after the type locality, a village in France by the name of Hureaux. Arguably the best and most well-known samples are those from the Jocão pegmatite in Brazil with their glowing electric orange-pink crystals in larger sized crystals (most other hureaulites are micro crystals from various localities around the world). This piece is a superb, classic specimen of hureaulite featuring notably sharp, lustrous, translucent, vibrant orange-pink colored monoclinic crystal groups. The largest cluster of crystals measures 8 mm long. The matrix features a dark mineral (most likely rockbridgeite or possibly phosphosiderite (?)). From the collection of Rolando Gioia (a contributor to the new definitive book on Brazilian minerals: "Minerais e Pedras Preciosas do Brasil").
Robert Lavinsky - 20th February 2018

Photo added to mindat.org

4.3 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm. Hureaulite is a rare and beautiful manganese phosphate that was named in 1825 after the type locality, a village in France by the name of Hureaux. Arguably the best and most well-known samples are those from the Jocão pegmatite in Brazil with their glowing electric orange-pink crystals in larger sized crystals (most other hureaulites are micro crystals from various localities around the world). This piece is a superb, classic specimen of hureaulite featuring notably sharp, lustrous, translucent, vibrant orange-pink colored monoclinic crystal groups. The largest cluster of crystals measures 8 mm long. The matrix features a dark mineral (most likely rockbridgeite or possibly phosphosiderite (?)). From the collection of Rolando Gioia (a contributor to the new definitive book on Brazilian minerals: "Minerais e Pedras Preciosas do Brasil").
Robert Lavinsky - 20th February 2018
Liked by
No-one has added this to their favourites.
Log in to comment/edit
10,443,238 minIDs have been issued as of 24th Apr 2024 4:40 pm UTC