AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Aurichalcite on Smithsonite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 8252 |
Mineral: | Aurichalcite on Smithsonite |
Locality: | 79 Mine, Banner District, near Hayden, Gila County, Arizona |
Description: | Bright green sprays of acicular aurichalcite crystals to 4 mm long on vuggy matrix of pale blue smithsonite and hemimorphite. From a classic Arizona locality, now long closed. Ex. R. Bates Collection #1262 |
Overall Size: | 5x4x3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-4 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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