Clinotyrolite

Clinotyrolite (light blue) and azurite
Origin: Lovelock mine, Churchill Co., Nevada, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Eaton Collection
  
Tiny sprays of acicular crystals to maybe 0.1 mm. Associations include light green annabergite. Ex. Eaton Collection
  
Ex. Eaton Collection
  
Origin: Lovelock mine, Churchill Co., Nevada, United States
Sample size: 6 x 3 x 3 cm, spheroidal crystals to 0.5 mm (top), 3 x 3 x 1 cm, radial sprays to 1 mm (2nd row), 3.5 x 2 x 2 cm, spheroidal, compact crystals to less than 0.5 mm (3rd row), 6 x 5 x 3 cm (4th row), 6 x 4 x 3 cm (5th row), 9 x 8 x 3 cm (6th row), 5 x 3 x 3 cm (7th row), 4 x 3 x 2 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Origin: Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill Co., Nevada, U.S.A.
Sample size: 1.5 x 2 cm matrix
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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