Karpatite
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA
- Dimensions
- 5 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm
- Size class
- Miniature
- SID
- K613
Silica rich matrix hosting crystals of bright yellow Karpatite. The Karpatite is encased in long cylindrical coatings of drusy Quartz crystals and also exposed in various areas. Karpatite is an uncommon organic mineral,
which is also fluorescent. Small red flecks of Cinnabar are also present.