| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Mexico > Linarite on Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58925 |
| Mineral: | Linarite on Quartz |
| Locality: | Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent vivid-blue linarite crystals to 4 mm coating milky quartz crystals to 5 mm. The linarite crystals are in a layer of bladed, lath-like formations of intergrown crystals with few distinct crystals. Ex. B. Gaber collection #518; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #804 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian) |
| Overall Size: | 28x22x15 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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