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JH13557 Nodules and Bands, Third Plain Zinc, Australia
JH13557 Nodules and Bands, Third Plain Zinc, Australia
JH13557 Nodules and Bands, Third Plain Zinc, Australia
JH13557 Nodules and Bands, Third Plain Zinc, Australia
JH13557 Nodules and Bands, Third Plain Zinc, Australia
JH13557 Nodules and Bands, Third Plain Zinc, Australia

JH13557 Nodules and Bands, Third Plain Zinc, Australia

$ 39.6

Availability: 53 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days

    Description

    Up for bid is an unusual specimen from the Third Plain Zinc Deposit in South Australia. The first thing I noticed about the specimen were the Orange-Red fluorescing Calcite “Eyes” that were surrounded by White fluorescing Willemite. This is similar to what you see at the Puttapa mine about 40 miles away.
    I had originally dismissed the matrix of the specimen as just Calcite that was fluorescing a Mauve color. However when I took the pictures and looked at them under magnification I could see that the matrix was composed of individual nodules of Willemite with a classic radiating crystal pattern. (see close up pictures) In general the outer covering of the nodules was fluorescing Mauve, then there was a layer of White fluorescing Willemite and the inner core was fluorescing Mauve or Red. I don’t know if the Mauve is yet another rare fluorescing color for Willemite or if it is due to intermixed Calcite.
    Description: Calcite (FL Orange-Red SW), Willemite (FL White SW, Phosphorescent), Willemite Nodules (FL Dim Mauve with a few White Highlights)
    Location: Third Plain Zinc Deposit, Angorichina Station, , South Australia, Australia
    Size: 4.3" x 3.5" x 2.4"
    Weight: 25 oz
    Contact me if you have any questions. Be sure to check out my eBay store:
    Jim's Obscure Stuff
    for more fluorescent minerals and other unusual items.
    Domestic Shipping
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