Lipscombite

  
Dark and light green crystal aggregates of lipscombite to less than 0.1 mm covering a large area in a 2.5 x 2 cm vug in quartz.
  
Dark to light green aggegates of micro crystals forming balls and coating quartz vugs associated with orange jarosite and clear gypsum.
Origin: Silver Coin mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, United States
Ex. Eaton collection
Sample size: 5 x 5 x 3 cm (top), 4 x 3 x 4 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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