Brochantite

Lou Perloff

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

  

Glassy prismatic crystals in radial sprays to 3 mm. Associated with minor linarite.

Origin: California mine, Copiapo, Chile

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 1.5 cm

 

  

Origin: Mex-Tex Mine, Hansonburg Mining Dist., Socorro Co., New Mexico, United States

Sample size: 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm

 

  

Glassy green acicular crystals to 2 mm in large radial groups to 6 mm with dark pseudomalachite and chrysocolla.

  

Green, glassy, acicular crystals to 3 mm in radial groups lining a large vug 5 x 2 cm with associated dark green pseudomalachite.

Origin: Los Azules mine, Copiapo, Chile

Sample size: 6 x 6 x 2 cm (top/2nd row), 6 x 5.5 x 3 cm (3rd/bottom row)

 

  

Glassy dark green prismatic crystals to 1 mm with light green malachite.

Origin: Silver Coin mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, United States

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 3 cm

 

  

 

  

Origin: Grandview mine, Coconino Co., Arizona, United States

Ex. DeVito collection

Sample size: 3 x 3 x 1.5 cm (top), 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm (bottom)

 

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