Stringhamite

Stringhamite, apophyllite and wollastonite

 

Stringhamite on wollastonite

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

Owner: Lou Perloff

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

Sample size: 4 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm specimen of garnet skarn hosting deep blue crystalline balls of stringhamite to about 0.5 mm across

 

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Embedded blue crystals to 1 mm in matrix

  

Dark blue patches of stringhamite associated with light blue platy crystals of whelanite. Ex. DeVito Collection

  

Dark blue patches to 2 mm with light blue, platy crystals of whelanite to 0.4 mm. Ex. Eaton Collection

  

Origin: Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States

Sample size: 4 x 2.5 x 1 cm (top), 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm (2nd row), 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm (3rd row), 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm (bottom)

 

  

Dark blue spherulitic rosette-like crystals to 0.5mm with beautiful light blue radial, sprays composed of platy crystals of the yet to be approved "whelanite".

Origin: Bawana mine, Beaver Co., Utah, United States (type locality)

Ex. DeVito collection

Sample size: 8 x 4 x 4 cm

 

  

Origin: Crestmore quarry, Riverside Co., California, United States

Ex. DeVito collection

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 3 cm

 

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