Mineral Specimen #5535 Plancheite Crystals, Shattuckite, Chrysocolla
Azurite Mine, Tortolita Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona
5.5 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
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Ex. Steve Pullman, purchased at Tucson Feburary, 1991.
Needle like crystals of light blue/green colored Plancheite crystals are present in one small area of the specimen. Next to these crystals are small spheres of Shattuckite which are rich blue in color. Both the species are found elsewhere on the specimen as a massive coating on the Quartz matrix. A thin layer of Chrysocolla is also present in places.
Condition: Good
Flaws: Exxsentially massive material with the exception of the Plancheite crystals which are in excellent condiiton and the Shattuckite spheres which are in fair to good condition.
This mineral is also found in the following galleries: Minerals From Arizona | Inosilicates | Minerals Priced Between 25 and 49 Dollars