| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Aurichalcite and Calcite on Smithsonite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 80531 |
| Mineral: | Aurichalcite and Calcite on Smithsonite |
| Locality: | 79 Mine, Banner District, near Hayden, Gila County, Arizona |
| Description: | Tufts to 5 mm of radiating acicular blue-green aurichalcite crystals to 2 mm and translucent colorless calcite crystals to 4 mm over translucent olive-green scalenohedral smithsonite crystals to 1 mm in rounded aggregates of parallel crystals. Ex. Miller #M1155; acquired in 2013 from Chris Wright (1946-2014); collected ca. 1995 |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x5x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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