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Aurichalcite from 79 Mine, Banner District, near Hayden, Gila County, Arizona

 
Aurichalcite from 79 Mine, Banner District, near Hayden, Gila County, Arizona

Aurichalcite from 79 Mine, Banner District, near Hayden, Gila County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 46117
Mineral:Aurichalcite
Locality:79 Mine, Banner District, near Hayden, Gila County, Arizona
Description:Dense coverage of acicular blue-green aurichalcite crystals lining the surfaces of gray matrix. For more information on this famous locality see: Mineralogy and Paragenesis of the 79 Mine Lead-zinc-copper Deposit in Mineralogical Record v.3 #6.
Overall Size:11x7x5 cm
Crystals:3-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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