Collinsite is a rare hydrated phosphate and this aesthetic and rare miniature specimen is from the Rapid Creek area in Canada. Lustrous, thin, green-tinted blades of glassy collinsite to 7 mm form attractive radiating sprays of the shale matrix.
Ex Francesco Bedognč coll.
Formula :
Ca2(Mg,Fe)(PO4) * 2 H2O
System: triclinic Hardness:3½ Rarity:rare
Strunz id:VII/C.17-10 -
7 : Phosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates
Name origin: For Canadian geologist William Henry Collins (1878-1937), former Director, Geological Survey of Canada
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 Specimen weight:58 gr.
 Crystal size:Up to 7 mm
 Overall size: 70mm x 30 mm x 28 mm
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