AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Chrysocolla with Cerussite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 73726 |
Mineral: | Chrysocolla with Cerussite |
Locality: | Mammoth Mine, Tiger District, Pinal County, Arizona |
Description: | Plate of powdery green chrysocolla in hemispherical aggregates to 6 mm diameter overgrown with lustrous translucent colorless cerussite crystals to 8 mm. The cerussite crystals are repeatedly twinned at 60° angles resulting in stellate cross-sections. Ex. W. Keller #5092, acquired in 1990 from Al Tlush (Belen, NM) |
Overall Size: | 6x4.5x2 cm |
Crystals: | 1-6 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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