Descloizite, Vanadinite & Phosphohedyphane

Whitwell Quarry, Derbyshire, England

Reference: 2638

Some of the best vanadinites and descloizite specimens in England have come from Whitwell quarry in Derbyshire. This specimen (from my collection) has complex barrel shaped vanadinite crystals partially overgrowing reddish orange euhedral descloizite.along with areas of white to light orange micro acicular phosphohedyphane crystals. Collected in the 1980's

Formulas: Vanadinite, Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl ; Descloizite: PbZn(VO₄)(OH; Phosphohedyphane Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃Cl