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Quartz over Hemimorphite over Wulfenite from Finch Mine, north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

 
Quartz over Hemimorphite over Wulfenite from Finch Mine, north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

Quartz over Hemimorphite over Wulfenite from Finch Mine, north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

Quartz over Hemimorphite over Wulfenite from Finch Mine, north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 70769
Mineral:Quartz over Hemimorphite over Wulfenite
Locality:Finch Mine, north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona
Description:Sparkling sugar-like colorless quartz microcrystals coating a thin layer of nearly colorless hemimorphite that is coating bladed translucent orange wulfenite crystals to 4.5 mm. The central wulfenite crystals are undamaged, outer edges are incomplete. 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:19x13x12 mm
Crystals:micro to 4.5 mm
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