Phenakite on Feldspar, Muscovite with Fluorite (Ref: AC-149)
Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, United States
70mm x 49mm x 46mm
minID: FRF-JRR
A classic specimen from Mount Antero, this matrix holds several small Phenakite crystals the largest being 5 mm. Close exam with a loupe finds several other tiny Phenakites and some Fluorite octahedrons. Mount Antero is a remarkable high elevation pegmatite best known for some important finds of Aquamarine. However it has been long known as a source of other minerals, including Phenakites, it is certainly the most important USA locality for this specie. From: Well-Arranged Molecules
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