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Cacoxenite from Hellertown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

 
Cacoxenite from Hellertown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Cacoxenite from Hellertown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 27815
Mineral:Cacoxenite
Locality:Hellertown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Description:Crusty mass of yellow cacoxenite crystals on brown matrix (limonite?). The yellow cacoxenite crystals are in radiating sprays and resemble pectolite. Looks beautiful under magnification. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970); collected May 10, 1947
Overall Size:7x6x6 cm
Crystals:.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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