Liddicoatite Slices!

A pair of pink liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimension is of the top slice, the bottom one is about the same. The top slice has edge chipping.

In their current mount, both slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A pair of pink liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimension is of the top slice, the bottom one is about the same. In their current mount, both slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are of the group of 4 slices, mounted together as shown.  The smaller sliced that make up the bottom wings are thinner, at about 0.1-0.15 cm in thickness. In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are of the group of 4 slices, mounted together as shown . In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are of the group of 3 slices, mounted together as shown . In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  They are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

The pink one on the left measures 1.18x 1.1x 0.2 cm, the other pink is about the same and the blue/ black is slightly smaller and thinner. 

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are of the group of 4 slices, mounted together as shown . In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are of the group of 3 slices, mounted together as shown . In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  They are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are of the group of 4 slices, mounted together as shown . In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.  There is some edge chipping.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A pair of pink liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimension is of the top slice, the bottom one is about the same (though slightly thinner). In their current mount, both slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A pair of pink liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimension is of the left slice, the right one is about the same. In their current mount, both slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are of the group of 3 slices, mounted together as shown . In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  They are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

The two upper slices dispaly a pretty contrast between pink and dark blue zones.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A pair of pink liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar. The top one measures: 1.6x 1.3x 0.2 cm   .  The bottom one (with black core) measures: 1.6x 1.45x 0.3 cm. In their current mount, both slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are of the group of 4 slices, mounted together as shown . In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  All are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A pair of pink liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimension is of the top slice, the bottom one is about the same. In their current mount, both slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of pink liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimension is of the top slice, the others are all about the same, +/- 1 mm . In their current mount, both slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  All are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are of the group of 6 slices, mounted together as shown . In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  All are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.  Thicknesess vary slightly from the given dimension.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are of the group of the top pair of slices, mounted together as shown.  The bottom most pair measures 1.6x 0.7x 0.2 cm, as mounted. In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are the maximum dimensions of the of the group of 6 slices, mounted together as shown . In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are the maximum dimensions of the of the group of 6 slices, mounted together as shown . In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are the maximum dimensions of the of the group of 6 slices, mounted together as shown . In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A group of liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimensions are the maximum dimensions of the of the group of 7 slices, mounted together as shown . In their current mount, the slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

Individual slice diameters range form about 0.55 to 0.8 cm

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A pair of pink liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimension is of the top slice, the bottom one (incomplete) is about 1.4x 1.25x 0.14 cm. In their current mount, both slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.

A pair of pink liddicoatite slices, from Madagascar.  The given dimension is of the top slice, the bottom one is about 1.45x 1.3x 0.2 cm. In their current mount, both slices are backed by pieces of white card stock, to better show the color.  Both are mounted in a single Perky box measuring approximately 3.3 cm in width.

On an an earlier trip to the area, I was surprised to learn that liddicoatite specimens from this mine are found approximately 3 days walk from the nearest village-- and that is the way many of these are still transported out from Anjanabonoina.  Because of the complex banding and multiple growth generations that produce these beautiful colors, when the crystals are found, they usually just look like ugly dark prisms, revealing only a hint of what may lie beneath.  It is only upon slicing that their true beauty is revealed.