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Minium with Aragonite over Galena on Calcite from Quijotan Mine, Pima County, Arizona

 
Minium with Aragonite over Galena on Calcite from Quijotan Mine, Pima County, Arizona

Minium with Aragonite over Galena on Calcite from Quijotan Mine, Pima County, Arizona

Minium with Aragonite over Galena on Calcite from Quijotan Mine, Pima County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 44797
Mineral:Minium with Aragonite over Galena on Calcite
Locality:Quijotan Mine, Pima County, Arizona
Description:red-brown minium coated with transparent colorless aragonite microcrystals over dark gray galena on colorless calcite matrix. Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987); ex. D. Shannon (1942-2004)
Overall Size:5x4.5x4 cm
Crystals:micro
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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