Safflorite
Olafsen Iron Mine, Huffs Church, Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Platy crystals of Safflorite, tin-white with metalic luster. Specimen from the Olafsen Iron Mine, Huffs Church, Hereford Township, Berks Co., Pennsylvania. A cobalt poor variety of safflorite, and a good case for a Safflorite (fe) species to be adopted. From the PA Annex of my personal collection, acquired in 2003.
© 2004 M. R. Heintzelman