GORCEIXITE with RUTILE, Lengenbach Quarry Fäld Binn Goms Valais SWITZERLAND (micro and miniature)
A very rare and older specimen from the Lengenbach Quarry.
GORCEIXITE, BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
White, colorless, green or brown, may be mottled; colourless in transmitted light.Named in 1906 by Eugen Hussak in honor of Claude Henri "Henrique" Gorceix (1842 Saint Denis-des-Murs, Haute Vienne, France - September 6, 1919, Paris, France), professor at Ecole des Mines in Paris, France. Invited to be the first Director of the School of Mines at Ouro Preto, Brazil (1874-1891).
A microscope or 30x amplification loupe is recommended to see the crystals. This specimen contains also Lengenbachite and others.
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