Bayleyite: Grants District, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA

Description

Species: Bayleyite

Locality: Grants District, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA

Size: 7.5 x 6.8 x 3.4 cm. (168 Grams)

Ex. Jack Nieburger Collection

SOLD

A great example of the crystallized bayleyite, forming vivid yellow crystals on sandstone matrix from a well-known locality for the mineral, the Grants District in northern New Mexico. Measures ~50,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Very bright fluorescence under U.V. light. Rare!