Rosasite

Origin: Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico

Sample size: areas of botryoidal rosasite to 8 cm on typical gossan matrix

Owner: Steve Rust

 

Origin: Waterbank Mine, Back of Ecton, Ecton, Staffordshire, England, UK

Sample size: botryoidal rosasite with platy crystals of barite. Image width 4 mm. Collected 1984

Owner: Steve Rust

 

Origin: Frongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch Mine; Llawynwnwch Mine), Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK

Sample size: balls to 0.6 mm on hemimorphite. Collected 1992

Owner: Steve Rust

 

Origin: Craig Rhiwarth Mine, Llangynog, Powys (Montgomeryshire), Wales, UK

Sample size: area 8 mm

Owner: Steve Rust

 

Origin: Llangynog Mine, Llangynog, Powys (Montgomeryshire), Wales, UK

Sample size: area 5 mm, with hemimorphite. Collected 1990

Owner: Steve Rust

 

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Origin: Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Ex Marvin Pearce collection, Dan Weinrich and John Poteat collection.

Sample size: 7.5 x 7 x 3 cm

 

  

Rosasite coated by calcite on olivenite matrix

Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia

Sample size: 6 x 3 x 8 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  

Rosasite with aurichalcite on limonite matrix

Origin: Omega Mine, Pima County, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 5.7 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  

  

Rosasite pseudomorph after malachite after azurite

Origin: Silver Bill Mine, Gleeson, Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, U.S.A.

Ex. Kevin Conroy collection

Sample size: 1.6 x 1 x 0.9 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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