Arhbarite

Small blue crystals of arhbarite

Origin: Guanaco (Huanaco), Taltal, Antofagasta, Chile

Picture size: 1.8 mm

Owner: Thomas Witzke

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Superb crystal cluster to 5 mm with several other minerals in large 1.3 cm vug

  

 

  

 

  

Deep sky blue globules of arhbarite in a vug 4 mm wide associated with conichalcite and orickite. The orickite, Tom believes, occurs as grey grains in matrix. Ex. Kidwell collection

Origin: El Guanaco mine, Taltal, Antofagasta, Chile

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 3 cm (top), 5 x 3 x 3 cm (2nd row), 2.5 x 1.5 x 2.5 cm (3rd row), 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm (bottom)

 

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This specimen of quartz and enargite has fractures coated with inky blue arhbarite and a grouping of conichalcite spheres.

  

This specimen of quartz and enargite has fractures coated with inky blue ahrbarite and scattered spheres of conichalcite. Also present on this specimen in several areas are crystals of guanacoite.

  

This specimen of quartz and enargite has fractures and exposed enargite crystals coated with inky blue ahrbarite.

  

This specimen of quartz and enargite has fractures and exposed enargite crystals coated with inky blue ahrbarite and spiky crystals of light blue guanacoite.

  

 

  

This specimen of uartz and enargite has fractures and exposed enargite crystals coated with inky blue ahrbarite and spherical masses of lime green conichalcite.

Origin: Soledad Mine, Guanaco Dist., Tal Tal, Chile

Sample size: 5.3 x 3.5 x 3 cm (top), 5.5 x 4.7 x 2.5 cm (2nd/3rd row), 3.3 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm (4th row), 4 x 2.6 x 1 cm (5th row), 5.5 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm (6th row), 5.2 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm (7th/bottom row)

 

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