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Zunyite in Pyrophyllite on Quartz from Big Bertha Mine, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona

 
Zunyite in Pyrophyllite on Quartz from Big Bertha Mine, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona

Zunyite in Pyrophyllite on Quartz from Big Bertha Mine, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Zunyite in Pyrophyllite on Quartz from Big Bertha Mine, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 49318
Mineral:Zunyite in Pyrophyllite on Quartz
Locality:Big Bertha Mine, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona
Description:Many lustrous translucent brown zunyite crystals in white pyrophyllite on milky quartz. The zunyite crystals fluoresce red under UV illumination.
Overall Size:3.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:0.5-2.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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