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Shattuckite and Quartz on Chrysocolla from Rancho Jacalito, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

 
Shattuckite and Quartz on Chrysocolla from Rancho Jacalito, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Shattuckite and Quartz on Chrysocolla from Rancho Jacalito, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Shattuckite and Quartz on Chrysocolla from Rancho Jacalito, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Shattuckite and Quartz on Chrysocolla from Rancho Jacalito, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Shattuckite and Quartz on Chrysocolla from Rancho Jacalito, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Shattuckite and Quartz on Chrysocolla from Rancho Jacalito, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 81928
Mineral:Shattuckite and Quartz on Chrysocolla
Locality:Rancho Jacalito, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Description:Velvet-like blue shattuckite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 5 mm diameter, with partial overgrowth of lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 10 mm, on acicular greenish-blue chrysocolla. The quartz fluoresces green under SW UV. Ex. Marshall Sussman; new find in 2022
Overall Size:40x25x20 mm
Crystals:micro to 10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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