Strashimirite

Origin: Majuba Hill mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Light greenish blue powdery coating or crust of strashimirite with micro clinoclase crystals, the black spots are tenorite

  

These crystals are very micro, pearly looking fibrous, light green sprays well defined to 0.2 mm. Ex. DeVito Collection

  

Micro aggregates to about 0.2 mm composed of acicular radiating crystals associated with dark green cornwallite.

  

Strashimerite associated with dark green cornwallite

Origin: Majuba Hill mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, U.S.A.

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 2 cm (top), 8 x 6 x 3 cm (2nd row), 5 x 3 x 3 cm (3rd row), 4 x 3 x 3 cm (bottom)

 

  

 

  

 

  

Origin: Copper Stope, Majuba Hill mine, Pershing Co., New Mexico, United States

Sample size: 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm (top), 4.5 x 2 x 2 cm (2nd row), 5.5 x 4 x 2 cm (3rd/bottom row)

 

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Pale greenish acicular crystals of strashimirite

Origin: Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Wolfach Valley, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Picture size: 5 mm

Owner: Thomas Witzke

 

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