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Legrandite

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This is a lovely miniature specimen of the rare zinc arsenate mineral Legrandite from perhaps its best known locality - Ojuela mine, in Mexico. The Legrandite forms vivid acidic bright lemon-yellow crystals in parallel alignment in a chocolate-brown limonitic gossan matrix. There are very few terminations due to the way the Legrandite has spanned a cavity, but the defining feature is the length of the crystals at over 2 cm and the overall coverage. This is undoubtedly a very rich example of Legrandite.

Product details

SpeciesLegrandite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.4 x 3.3 x 1.0 cm
Added on12/02/2024
LocalityMexico, Durango, Ojuela Mine
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Legrandite
Mineral guide
Learn about Legrandite
luminous lemon-yellow crystals with radiating sprays and glassy luster; rare, fragile, and prized from premier Mexican localities like Ojuela.
Legrandite
Regional guide
Legrandite from Ojuela Mine, Mexico
from Ojuela Mine, Mexico - lemon to orange-yellow sprays of glassy crystals in oxidized zinc-arsenate zones; prized for color and form.
Locality guide
Ojuela Mine
Ojuela Mine, Mexico — renowned locality for vivid adamite, legrandite, mimetite, and wulfenite; prized for color, crystal habit, and mining heritage.