Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla covered with drusy quartz

Chrysocolla covered with drusy quartz, ex. Marty Lewadny collection

Origin: Manto Tres Gracias Mine, Diego de Almagro, Chile

Sample size: 10.5 x 8.3 x 4.3 cm (top/2nd row), 5.1 x 3.6 x 3.1 cm (bottom)

Chrysocolla with malachite

Origin: Baghdad Mine, Miami, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 16.5 x 8.3 x 7.5 cm

Quartz coating chrysocolla stalactites

Origin: Ray Central Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 5.8 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm (top), 7.5 x 5.0 x 4.1 cm (2nd/bottom row)

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

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