Chrysocolla

Quartz coating chrysocolla stalactites

Chrysocolla pseudomorph after gypsum

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

Sample size: 3.8 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm (top), 4.7 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm (2nd/3rd row), 2.8 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm (4th row), 5.3 x 4.5 x 2.8 cm (bottom)

Origin: Zaire

Sample size: 7.9 x 6.5 x 3.8 cm

Chrysocolla with malachite

Origin: Majumba Hill, Nevada, U.S.A.

Sample size: 14.5 x 8.5 x 8 cm

Chrysocolla pseudomorph after gypsum

Origin: Silica Pit, Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 2.6 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm

Origin: Star of the Congo Mine, Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo

Sample size: 7.3 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm

Drusy quartz on chrysocolla

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

Sample size: 5.4 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

Optical properties/Thin sections

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vibrational spectra description

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