Austinite

Colourless fan-like sprays of austinite to 4 mm
Origin: Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill District, Tooele Co., Utah, USA
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Area 5 mm
Area 7 x 6 cm
Origin: Hilarion Mine (Hilarion adit; Kamareza Mine 48; "Akrobates" Mine), Kamareza Mines (Christiana; Hilarion; Jean Baptiste; Serpieri), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamareza; Kamariza), Lavrion District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece
Owner: Steve Rust
 
  
Cuproaustinite
Origin: Christiana Mine, Kamareza Mines (Christiana; Hilarion; Jean Baptiste; Serpieri), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamareza; Kamariza), Lavrion District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece
Sample size: area 5 mm (top left), area 6 mm (top right), area 4 mm (bottom)
Owner: Steve Rust
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Rust

 

  
Origin: Bob Montgomery Claims, Granite Gap Mountains, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, U.S.A.
Sample size: 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm with lime green crystals to 0.75 mm
 
  
 
  
Cuprian austinite
Origin: Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, urango, Mexico
Sample size: 6 x 5 x 2 cm (top), 4 x 4 x 2 cm (bottom)
 
  
Origin: Gold Hill mine, Tooele Co., Utah, United States (type locality)
Sample size: 5 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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