Aurichalcite

Microphoto, Crystal mass 2 mm (Zn:Cu ratio about 5:2)
Area 1 cm
Origin: Waterbank mine, Ecton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Area 1 cm
Origin: Henfwlch Mine, Talybont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Area 6 mm
Origin: Castell Mine (Dyffryn Castell. New Castell. West Esgairlle. Gwaithddu. Cripiau Bach), Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Area 1cm
Origin: Pensarn Mine, Tre-Taliesin, Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Area 8 mm
Origin: Lletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Crystal area 1.5mm, with rosasite
Origin: Llangynog Mine, Llangynog, Powys (Montgomeryshire), Wales, UK
Owner: Steve Rust

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Rust

 

  
Origin: War Eagle mine, Shoshone dist., Inyo Co., California, United States
Sample size: small cabinet, crystals to 1 mm in 7-8 mm pockets
 
  
Aurichalcite with smithsonite on the other side
Origin: 79 mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States
Sample size: 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
 
  
Aurichalcite with conichalcite
Origin: Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Ex. Sussman Collection
Sample size: 5 x 2.5 x 2 cm
 
  
Aurichalcite associated with hemimorphite and smithsonite
Origin: Mex-Tex mine, Socorro Co., New Mexico, United States
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 3 cm
 
  
Origin: Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Kidwell collection
Sample size: 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
 
  
Origin: Los Azules mine, Copiapo Province, Chile
Sample size: 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm
 
  
Aqua blue coloured silky bladed crystals to 1 mm in vuggy matrix associated with minor blue rosasite and clear bladed hemimorphite.
Origin: Chief mine, Pima Co., Arizona, United States
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 3 cm
 
  
 
  
Origin: 79 mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States
Sample size: 6.5 x 4 x 4 cm (top), 4 x 4 x 2 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Origin: Oujela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Sample size: 6.4 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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