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Chrysocolla pseudomorph after Gypsum or Azurite with Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite from Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona

 
Chrysocolla pseudomorph after Gypsum or Azurite with Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite from Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona

Chrysocolla pseudomorph after Gypsum or Azurite with Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite from Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona

Chrysocolla pseudomorph after Gypsum or Azurite with Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite from Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 46490
Mineral:Chrysocolla pseudomorph after Gypsum or Azurite with Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Locality:Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona
Description:Lustrous dark-red reticulated cuprite crystals to 1 mm on fibrous hair-like chalcotrichite variety of cuprite on fibrous light-green malachite pseudomorph after a 15 azurite crystal. The reticulated cuprite crystals look beautiful under magnification. Ex. Robert P. Bates (1926-2008) collection #247
Overall Size:30x20x14 mm
Crystals:0.1-1.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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