Lithiophilite with Natrophilite
Collection
Robert Lavinsky
Description
A rare phosphate, from the type locality circa late 1800's. Ex. GJ Brush collection at Yale, so obviously this was considered an important enough representative example that the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences had to trade for it, to get the species. Specimen was sent to Dr. Mark Feinglos who reports the following: Clearly Yale didn't send them their best piece! There is some on there, though, although not very much, but it is a nice specimen in particular because it has a few sharp microcrystals of Lithiophilite, and some nice Metaswitzerite, as well as some acicular tufts of a yellow mineral I can't identify.
Locality
Abija N. Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Dimensions
3.7 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm.
Close
