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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Union Carbide mine, Wilson Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, United States
- Formula
- (Fe3+)24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O
- Size
- Cabinet 10x4x3.5cm
- Tagged
- phosphate
Incredible specimen littered with hundreds of beautiful golden sprays of Cacoxenite. The photos are all that is needed to decribe this one. Collected by Don Owens and photographed in the Rock and Minerals issue which featured this specimen in one of the figures. These are no longer collectable as the mine is flooded and reclaimed and heavely guarded.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Union Carbide mine, Wilson Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, United States
- Formula
- (Fe3+)24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O
- Size
- SmCabinet 6.5x4x4cm
- Tagged
- phosphate
Beautiful radiating balls of Cacoxenite to 1.5mm. Awesome specimen, but for the scope.They don't make these anymore......
- Availability
- Sold
- Featured
- Featured in Special Editions
- Locality
- Union Carbide mine, Wilson Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, United States
- Formula
- (Fe3+)24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O
- Size
- SmCabinet 6x5x3cm
- Tagged
- phosphate
Beautiful full spherical and radiating crystal groups of Cacoxenite less than 1mm in size on a red iron-oxide matrix. It is not as rich as some of the others in this update.
The specimen was collected by the late Don Owens. Don was prolific mineral collector, who was a member of the "Coon Creek Association", which also included some of the best mineralogists of our time: Mike Howard, the late Henry de Linde, the late Al Kidwell, the late Art Smith, and Buford Nichols. I never had the pleasure of meeting Don, however Henry de Linde hosted me while I viewed his collection several years ago. The other Union Carbide specimens in this Special Edition were also collected by Don Owens.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Union Carbide mine, Wilson Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, United States
- Formula
- (Fe3+)24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O
- Size
- Miniature 4x2x2.5cm
- Tagged
- phosphate
Beautiful golden sprays of Cacoxenite to 1mm. Mind blower under scope.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Leveäniemi Iron mine, Svappavaara, Lappland, Sweden
- Formula
- (Fe3+)24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O
- Size
- Miniature 4.5x1.5x2cm
- Tagged
- phosphate
Golden fibrous hairs of Cacoxenite in iron ore matrix of Hematite. Uncommon, at least on the market for this locality.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Calhoun Co., Alabama, United States
- Formula
- (Fe3+)24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O
- Size
- Miniature 5x3x2cm
- Tagged
- phosphate
Beautiful micro golden sprays of Cacoxenite with light purple beads of Strengite.
