Mineral Specimen #5980 Shattuckite, Malachite, Ajoite, Quartz with Indluded Shattuckite on Quartz
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
7.1 x 4.8 x 2.6 cm
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Shattuckite: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2, Ajoite: (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6·3H2O
Dark blue colored Shattuckite is present in two forms on this specimen. At one end of the specimen, the Shattuckite has grown as a layer of micro crystals. At the other end of the specimen, the Shattuckite is included, in flattened, Quartz crystals. There is also one small, but very nice, Quartz crystal with the classic Quartz habit which is a rich blue color with included Shattuckite. The vivid green Malachite and white Quartz make a good contrast to the Shattuckite as well as the light blue colored Ajoite. The Ajoite is present as a thin layer below the Shattuckite and Malachite and forms a edging around the two where exposed. The bottom of the specimen has been sawn.
Condition: Good
Flaws: At one end of the specimen, there is an area where the Quartz crystals with included Shattuckite are missing and the underlying, massive Quartz is present.
This mineral is also found in the following galleries: Minerals From Africa | Inosilicates | Quartz | Phyllosilicates | Carbonates | Rare Minerals | Minerals Priced Between 50 and 99 Dollars
