Brochantite

0.6 mm platy disc-like crystal
Origin: Penberthy Croft mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Disc-like crystals to 0.7 mm
Origin: Eaglebrook (Nant-Y-Cagel) Mine, Talybont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Area 5 mm, brochantite pseudomorph after langite on chrysocolla
Origin: Lodge Park Trial, Tre'r-ddol, Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Area 5 mm, brochantite with hemimorphite
Origin: Lletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Area 6 mm, brochantite with malachite
Origin: Esgairmwyn, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
1 mm crystal group on hemimorphite
Area 6 x 10 mm. Native copper replaced by brochantite (pseudomorph)
Origin: Ystrad Einion Mine (Dolgoch), Furnace, Ysgubor-y-coed, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Thin platy crystals to 0.6 mm
Origin: Dylife Mine (Pen Dylife. Esgairgaled. Llechwedd Ddu), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys (Montgomeryshire), Wales, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Rust

 

  
Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia
ex. Sussman Collection
Sample size: 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm
Owner: John Schneider
Photo: John and Mark Schneider
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

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Brochantite with linarite on quartz
Origin: Orun J'Rane, Morocco
Sample size: 4.8 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm (top), 13 x 7 x 7 cm (middle/bottom)
 
  
  
  
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Ex. Mark Wrigley collection
Sample size: 11.8 x 6.6 x 6.1 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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