511-9ldgcar ((MESSELITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, $25 MINIMUM BID, Prinz von Hesse Mine, Messel, Hesse, Germany, 1 x 5 x 2 cm, Cabinet | |
Acicular rosettes of this rare phosphate in oil shale. Mindat states that the type locality is Messel Mine in Messel rather than Prinz von Hesse Mine in Messel. ex H Desinger collection. |