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- Cliff Dwellers Lodge, Vermillion Cliffs dist., Coconino Co., Arizona, United States
- Formula
- Zn2Fe3+4(SO4)4(C2O4)2(OH)4 · 17H2O
- Size
- Miniature 4x3.5x1.3cm
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Light green acicular crystals in groups to 1cm on black, carbonaceous petrified wood. The photos show the crystals are a light yellow, but indeed they are green! This is the best of the three on this Special Edition.
Named in honor of long term Arizona field collector Malcolm Alter. Malcolm can always be found at the "Market Place" during the Tucson show.
Please click the provenance tab to view Malcolm's signed label.
- Availability
- Sold
- Featured
- Featured in Special Editions
- Locality
- Cliff Dwellers Lodge, Vermillion Cliffs dist., Coconino Co., AZ
- Formula
- Zn2Fe3+4(SO4)4(C2O4)2(OH)4 · 17H2O
- Size
- Miniature 4x2.5x2cm
- Special Info
- Type Locality
- Special Info
- Signed Label
Light green acicular crystals in groups to 1cm on black, carbonaceous petrified wood. The photos show the crystals are a light yellow, but indeed they are green!
Named in honor of long term Arizona field collector Malcolm Alter. Malcolm can always be found at the "Market Place" during the Tucson show.
Please click the provenance tab to view Malcolm's signed label.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Cliff Dwellers Lodge, Vermillion Cliffs dist., Coconino Co., AZ
- Formula
- Zn2Fe3+4(SO4)4(C2O4)2(OH)4 · 17H2O
- Size
- Miniature 4.6x2.5x2.7cm
- Special Info
- Type Locality
"Nests" of tiny acicular yellow crystals 5 to 10mm wide. Rich specimen with a signed label from Malcolm Alter, to whom the mineral is named after. Alterite has been found in only two worldwide localities.
