Mineral Specimen #1045 Native Copper and Silver with Cuprite and Chrysocolla
Chimney Rock Quarry (Houdaille Industries Quarry; The Bound Brook Quarry; Stavola Industries Quarry), Bridgewater Township, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Wintringham
Here is an unusual specimen. Native Copper and Silver from New Jersey. The green is Chrysocolla. The label lists Hydrocuprite. This is not a valid species, but according to Bayliss is a term used for aricular Cuprite. Possibly this refers to the dendritic black material. The slab appears to have been coated with something.