Newberyite
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Skipton Caves, Mt. Widderin, Skipton, Victoria, Australia
- Minerals
- Newberyite
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 1.1 x 0.4 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- H626
Rare phosphate mineral derived from bat guano and only found at this one locality. Never seen one of these before! The Skipton Caves were a favoured roosting and breeding
site for bats, and at one time contained columns of guano rising up to 12 feet high. The guano was harvested for fertilizer and exhausted by 1895, and the bats are reportedly now gone, and
collecting or removal of any material from the caves is prohibited. If you want a rare and unusual mineral, here you go.