Hydrozincite from Yellow Pine Mine, Goodsprings District, Clark County, Nevada
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 78293
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| Mineral: | Hydrozincite
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| Locality: | Yellow Pine Mine, Goodsprings District, Clark County, Nevada |
| Description: | Unusually large specimen of pristine white acicular hydrozincite crystals lining shallow cavities in hydrozincite-coated matrix. The hydrozincite fluoresces bright white under SW UV illumination and orange-white under LW UV illumination. Ex. Earl Verbeek collection; collected in 1994 by Kim Cathcart |
| Overall Size: | 11x7x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-3.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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