Hentschelite

Groups of clean sharp black/green crystals in sub parallel groups. Crystals to 1 mm
Origin: Spring Creek Copper Mine, Wilmington, SA, Australia
Sample size: micromount
 

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Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

Origin: Spring Creek Copper Mine, Wilmington, South Australia, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
 

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Steve Sorrell

Crocoite.com

 

Clusters of hentschelite (associated with cuprite on silicaceous matrix). , clusters to approx. 250 microns, on a 20 x 30 mm specimen, which also includes areas of singular crystals, an exceptionally rare form. From a singular boulder locality first discovered and recognized by Don McColl, Curator of Minerals, Queensland Museum, Mount Isa in 2000.
 
Hentschelite on quartz
Origin: Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
Sample size: field of view 2.2 mm (top), field of view 1.5 mm (2nd row), field of view 1.5 mm (bottom)
Sample owner: Vic Cloete
 

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Vic Cloete 

 

  
Hentschelite with a bit of cuprite
Origin: Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Sample size: 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.0 cm
 

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Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Hentschelite with cuprite
Origin: Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Sample size: fov 1 mm
Sample owner: Queensland Micromineral Museum, Queensland Mineralogical Society
 

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Theo Kloprogge

 

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