AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Aurichalcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 61155 |
Mineral: | Aurichalcite |
Locality: | Mohawk Mine, Helvetia District, Pima County, Arizona |
Description: | Quartz-rich breccia with many cavities lined with blue-green acicular aurichalcite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 4 mm diameter. A few larger cavities are lined with translucent individual aurichalcite crystals to 4 mm. Ex. Arthur L. Flagg (1892-1961) collection, author of Rockhounds and Arizona Minerals (1944) |
Overall Size: | 10x6x4.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-4 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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