Spherical crystals as singles to 0.2 mm and bunches in vuggy matrix. The
apachite is probably altering to
gilalite.
Blue calcite
matrix with patches of robin's egg blue apachite
Origin: Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, U.S.A. (type locality)
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 2.5 cm (top), 7 x 5 x 3 cm (2nd row), 6 x 4.5 x 3 cm (3rd
row), 4.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm (4th row), 4 x 3 x 3 cm (5th row), 6 x 4 x 4 cm (6th
row), 6 x 4 x 3 cm (7th row), 5 x 2 x 2.5 cm (8th row), 4 x 2 x 2 cm (9th
row), 4.5 x 4 x 4 cm
(bottom)
Origin: Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States
Sample size: 7 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm (top/2nd row), 5 x 4 x 3 cm (3rd/4th row), 5 x 4
x 3 cm (5th/bottom row)
Micro acicular light green crystals to about 0.25 mm in vugs.
Origin: Mayflower mine, Socorro Co., New Mexico, United States
Ex. Eaton collection
Sample size: 6 x 5 x 4 cm
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