Bultfonteinite!

A group of bultfonteinite specimes from a 2021 find in Inner Mongolia. Previously, bultfonteinite had mainly been obtainable as a fuzzy accessory mineral on some olmiite/poldervaartite specimens from South Africa, but this discovery produced rich botryoidal examples of the species-- as far as I know it was probably the best discovery of the mineral to date.  As with the previous update, these ship from China and arrive vis FedEd or UPS-- shipping can be combined with specimens on that page, and is a flat $16 to the USA (other countries please inquire.)

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CNBL01 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
10.4x 6.3x 2.2 cm
$635

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix (of another fuzzy mineral that may one day also get its turn in the limelight). 

This find was made around mid 2021.  









CNBL02 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
8.5x 6.3x 2.9 cm
$495

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix. There are a couple small contacts present.









CNBL03 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
7.0x 6.0x 3.2 cm
$485

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral.  The matrix on this one is a pleasant light pink, most of the others are white.  These are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.











CNBL04 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
7.1x 5.3x 2.3 cm
$395

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.









CNBL05 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
6.5x 5.9x 2.5 cm
$395

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.









CNBL06 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
9.4x 5.1x 5.2 cm
$465

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.









CNBL07 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
9.1x 5.2x 2.9 cm
$395

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix. There are a couple contacts present.









CNBL08 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
9.3x 5.4x 2.3 cm
$295

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.







CNBL09 Bultfonteinite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
9.5x 4.5x 2.9 cm
$465

An exceptionally rich example of botryoidal bultfonteinite from Inner Mongolia. These are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix. This discovery was made in 2021. There are a couple small contacts present.







CNBL10 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
9.9x 7.0x 4.5 cm
$585

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.









CNBL11 Bultfonteinite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
11.4x 6.2x 2.9 cm
$565

A n exceptionally rich example of botryoidal bultfonteinite from a 2021 find in Inner Mongolia. These are exceptional examples of the species-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral covering their matrix. There is a missing orb near the center.







CNBL12 Bultfonteinite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.6x 4.3x 2.9 cm
$195

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.







CNBL13 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.7x 4.7x 2.2 cm
$180

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.







CNBL14 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.3x 4.8x 1.8 cm
$165

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.









CNBL15 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
7.5x 7.2x 3.0 cm
$385

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.







CNBL16 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.4x 3.4x 2.4 cm
$175

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.







CNBL17 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.2x 3.8x 2.0 cm
$245

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.







CNBL18 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.0x 4.0x 1.7 cm
$145

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral, I've heard the name plombierite tossed around, but with these rare fuzzy things I'm never entirely sure-- and in places like this, the exact compositions can vary from specimen to specimen.  What I can say however, is that these are exceptional examples of bultfonteinite-- in the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.







CNBL19 Bultfonteinite on Plombierite
Shijiangshan Mine, Linxi Co., Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
8.8x 7.4x 3.7 cm
$320

A great example of bultfonteinite on some tobermorite group mineral.  This one has some contacting not he top left, though quite large for the price!

In the past, I had only seen the mineral present as a fuzzy looking background accessory on some of the poldervaartite/ olmiite specimens from South Africa.  On these specimens however, the bultfonteinite is definitely the focus, with solid botryoids of the mineral on a nicely contrasting matrix.







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