Ruizite

 

Origin: Christmas mine, Hayden, Gila Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Ex. DeVito Collection

  

Ex. DeVito Collection

  

 

  

Ex. DeVito collection

Origin: Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States (type locality)

Sample size: 3 x 2 x 1 cm (top), 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm (2nd row), 6 x 5 x 3 cm (3rd row), 2.5 x 2 x 1cm (bottom)

 

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This specimen of quartz and inesite is covered with tabular crystals of hydroxylapophyllite and scattered cinnamon colored bladed crystals of ruizite to 1 mm in length.

  

This specimen of inesite and hydroxylapophyllite has several bladed crystals of ruizite to 2 mm in length.

  

Ruizite on hydroxylapophyllite

  

Ruizite on inesite and hydroxylapophyllite

  

 

  

Ruizite on hydroxylapophyllite

Origin: Wessels Mine, Kuruman, Cape Province, South Africa

Ex. John Schneider collection

Sample size: 5.2 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm (top/2nd row), 1.8 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm (3rd/4th row), 1.6 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm (5th row), 1.8 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm (6th row),0.8 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (7th row), 1.1 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm (bottom)

 

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