Linarite

  

Dark blue platy crystals to 1 cm partially replacing galena. You can still see the altered remains of the galena cube which is 1.5 cm.

Origin: Sunshine #1 Tunnel, Socorro Co., New Mexico, United States

Sample size: 7 x 7 x 6 cm

 

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Linarite with green brochantite and white anglesite

Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Ex. Gebhard collection

Sample size: 4.2 x 2.4 x 2 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

Linarite with galena and cerussite

Linarite coating galena

  

Linarite coating galena on matrix

  

Origin: Blanchard Mine (Portalas-Blanchard Mine), Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, U.S.A.

Sample size: 25 x 28 x 22 mm (top), 21 x 19 x 13 mm (2nd row), 28 x 19 x 22 mm (3rd row), 28 x 22 x 12 mm (bottom)

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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