Botryoidal Gibbsite on Matrix from Wenshan, China

Dimension: 4cm x 3cm x 1.5cm
Weight: 14g
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 and intense sky-blue color in graduated shading.