Jamborite

  
Origin: Old Sterling mine, Antwerp, Jefferson Co., New York, U.S.A.
Sample size: 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm with a 2 mm yellow-green spray of jamborite in vug
 
  
Beautiful micro crystal sprays to 2 mm in vuggy calcite matrix
Origin: Mt. Acuto, Bologna Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Sample size: 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Curved green crystals in cavity in matrix
Origin: Ca' dei Ladri, Bologna, Italy
Sample size: 3.5 x 5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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