Item: Phosphosiderite Heart Drusy Weight: 3.5 Kg QTY: 45 pc Size: 4.5 - 5 cm Country of origin: PERU Code: E28 Phosphosiderite Stone Phosphosiderite is a rare iron phosphate mineral that crystallizes in the form of prismatic, fibrous, tabular, and masses. The color ranges in variety such as purple, violet, red, pink, brown, green, and even colorless. Yellow streaks can sometimes be found on this crystal, which is actually another mineral known as Cacoxenite. Phosphosiderite was originally discovered in Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in 1858 by Alfred Lewis Oliver Legrand Des Cloizeaux. He wrongfully identified this newly found crystal as a type of Hureaulite and was renamed in 1890 by Willy Bruhns and Karl Heinrich Emil Georg Busz. They chose to rename it after the chemical composition of the mineral, with “siderite” coming from the Greek word “sideros” for Iron. Phosphosiderite is very rare and only has a few known localities in Argentina, Belgium, Germany, France, Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and the USA.
