Mineral: Cumengeite
Locality: Curuglú Mine, Santa Rosalía (El Boleo), Boleo District, Municipio Mulegé, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Dimensions: 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm / main crystal: 1.3 cm
Description: Mass: 2 g
MIM number:2165
6 smooth and well-formed cumengeite tips with pointed endings, developed in epitaxy on the faces of a boleite crystal, the whole forming a particularly symmetrical set of beautiful deep blue color.
Photographer: FMI / James Elliot
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