Philipsburgite

  

 

  

Philipsburgite on quartz

Origin: Black Pine Mine, Phillipsburg, Montana, U.S.A.

Sample size: 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm (top), 1.4 x 1.4 x .9 cm

 

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Very small greenish-blue crystals in matrix

Origin: Gratlspitz, Brixlegg, Tirol, Austria

Sample size: 1.5 x 3 cm matrix

 

  

Bluegreen spheres and botryoidal crusts on matrix

Origin: Black Pine Mine, Flint Creek Valley, Philipsburg, Montana, USA (type locality)

Sample size: micromount

 

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Philipsburgite on quartz

Origin: Black Pine mine, Philipsburg, Montana, United States (type locality)
Eaton Collection

Sample size: 7 x 3 x 1.5 cm (top), 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm (2nd row), 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm (bottom)

 

  

 

  

Glassy dark green crystals of philipsburgite to 0.75 mm with lighter green beads of malachite.

  

Origin: Black Pine mine, Granite Co., Montana, United States (type locality)

Sample size: 7 x 4 x 3 cm (top), 5 x 3 x 2 cm (2nd row), 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm (bottom)

 

  

Dozens of emerald green free-standing rosettes of philipsburgite to 0.75 mm across. Not quite sure about the other green mineral it is with. More than likely it is a compact mixite, though it could be cornwallite.

  

Emerald green platy rosettes to about 1 mm.

Origin: Gold Hill mine, Tooele Co., Utah, United States

Ex. DeVito collection

Sample size: 7.5 x 3 x 2 cm (top), 6 x 4 x 4 cm (bottom)

 

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Origin: Penberthy Croft mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK

Sample size: philipsburgite balls to 0.6 mm on dark green cornwallite (left), crystalline platy to rounded groups of green philipsburgite, on translucent botryoidal green cornubite, area 4 mm (right)

Owner: Steve Rust

 

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