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TM87K8: Group of prismatic crystals with uncommon flat terminations. Good color and brilliance making a high contrast with the dark Limonite matrix. The specimen, from the type locality, has a different habit than the more common Mapimí Legrandites. The specimen has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Lapis’ on page 41, volume 33, number 7-8, August 2008.
Flor de Peña Mine, Lampazos (Lampazos de Naranjo), Municipio Lampazos (Lampazos de Naranjo), Nuevo Leon Mexico
Specimen size: 6 × 3.3 × 1.4 cm = 2.36” × 1.30” × 0.55”
Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.3 cm = 0.31” × 0.12”
Type locality
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