AMJ10 Austinite
Level 2, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.0x 5.0x 2.5 cm
$400
An excellent example from a new find of austinite. There are always one or two pieces that your eye naturally gravitates to as you are scanning a lot, and for me this was definitely the main one. It is not the largest, but I particularly liked the balance, richness and arrangement of the piece.
Austinite is a rare calcium zinc bearing arsenate best known from Tsumeb, the Majuba Hill mine in Utah, and the Ojuela Mine. Tsumeb was best known for the green cuproaustinites, and at the Majuba Hill most specimens contained only semi-crusty crystalline aggregates.
The richness of these new specimens certainly makes them significant for the species, and the color saturation and size of the orbs on these examples in my opinion places them ahead of many of the examples even by the generally superior standards of pieces from Ojuela.
