Linarite

  
 
  
Linarite on quartz
Origin: Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, Southwest USA
Sample size: 7.2 x 4.8 x 2.6 cm (top/2nd row), 14 x 10.5 x 4 cm (3rd/bottom row)
 
  
Origin: Sunshine 3 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham County, New Mexico
Sample size: 36 x 31 x 10 mm
 
  
This specimen has abundant small 1-3 mm crystals of linarite that are complete and partial. Also found on the specimen are smears of brochantite and scattered amber coloured crystals of calcite.
Origin: Broken Hill Mine, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 5.2 x 5 x 2.8 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
  
Linarite with malachite on galena
Origin: Sunshine #1 mine, Blanchard Claims, Socorro Co., New Mexico, United States
Ex. Kidwell collection
Sample size: 5.5 x 5 x 4 cm
 
  
Dark blue long bladed crystals to 1 cm associated with brochantite.
Origin: Mujuram, Morocco
Sample size: 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm
 
  
Deep blue bladed crystals lying flat on matrix to 2 mm in radial patterns associated with greenish blue caledonite.
Origin: Blue Bell mine, San Bernardino Co., California, United States
Sample size: 4 x 4 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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