Kidwellite, etc, ex Henry Delinde, 1970s exploration, Polk County, Arkansas, A+

Super Rare Kidwellite, Rockbridgeite, Beraunite and Goethite combo on Novaculite matrix, from Coon Creek, Polk County, Arkansas.

Amazing old stock, from Henry Delinde's collection. This is an old storage case that he used to store this specimen he found in the 1970s. The box is labeled w/ an initial date of 5/10/1973, and a specimen id confirmation date as well on the inner box, labeled as 9/6/1979. Henry and the other members of Coon Creek Association were exploring this area of Polk County Arkansas all throughout the 1970s. The box contains a specimen of multiple species including Rockbridgeite, Kidwellite, Beraunite and Goethite, found/unearthed pre-kidwellite's confirmation as a new species (it was named after Al Kidwell (who explored this area in the 70s with Henry and others with the Coon Creek Association). So, this is quite the historic specimen piece, coming from during the adventures examining new and unique phosphate rocks in Arkansas during a great time of discovery, and all of this done by absolute legends in the mineral world. This historic specimen comes with everything pictured, all wrapped separately and securely.

Size: case is approx 16 x 7 x 5 cm

the specimen is approx. 5.5 x 5 x 3 cm