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Quartz over Vanadinite and Descloizite from Finch Mine, north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

 
Quartz over Vanadinite and Descloizite from Finch Mine, north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

Quartz over Vanadinite and Descloizite from Finch Mine, north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

Quartz over Vanadinite and Descloizite from Finch Mine, north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 70763
Mineral:Quartz over Vanadinite and Descloizite
Locality:Finch Mine, north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona
Description:Sparkling sugar-like colorless quartz microcrystals coating red vanadinite crystals and rounded aggregates of brown descloizite crystals. The red vanadinite crystals are easily visible beneath the transparent quartz. From my personal collection; collected in 1995. For locality info see: The Finch Mine and Vicinity, Gila County, Arizona in Mineralogical Record v.26 #5
Overall Size:3x1.5x1 cm
Crystals:micro
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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