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Hydrozincite from Yellow Pine Mine, Goodsprings District, Clark County, Nevada

 
Hydrozincite from Yellow Pine Mine, Goodsprings District, Clark County, Nevada

Hydrozincite from Yellow Pine Mine, Goodsprings District, Clark County, Nevada

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Hydrozincite from Yellow Pine Mine, Goodsprings District, Clark County, Nevada

DESCRIPTION:No. 40441
Mineral:Hydrozincite
Locality:Yellow Pine Mine, Goodsprings District, Clark County, Nevada
Description:Well crystallized bright white hydrozincite crystals up to 2 mm long in shallow cavities in matrix with powdery white hydrozincite mixed in the matrix too. The crystals fluoresces bright blue under UV illumination. Collected in 1994 by Kim Cathcart
Overall Size:8x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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