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Chrysocolla with Quartz overgrowth from Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona

 
Chrysocolla with Quartz overgrowth from Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona

Chrysocolla with Quartz overgrowth from Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 40200
Mineral:Chrysocolla with Quartz overgrowth
Locality:Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona
Description:Crusts of blue-green chrysocolla on botryoidal brown goethite-hematite with overgrowth of sparkling transparent colorless quartz crystals. The color of the chrysocolla is visible through the quartz crystals.
Overall Size:6x4x4 cm
Crystals:0.1-0.2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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