Botryoidal Gibbsite on Matrix from Wenshan, China

Dimension: 4.9cm x 3.9cm x 2.5cm
Weight: 25g
Locality: Wenshan Mine, Wenshan Co., Yunnan Province, China
 
A specimen of Gibbsite from this relatively new find (2012) in Wenshan which represents some of the most colorful specimens of this uncommon minerals (i.e. a relatively rare aluminum hydroxide).  An eye-catching piece with a myriad of botryoidal aggregates of Gibbsite of a beautiful sky-blue color, very three dimentional and attractive in person!