Bright Blue Chrysocolla

Bright Blue Chrysocolla from Live Oak Mine, Miami, Arizona

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

This Chrysocolla specimen is remarkable for several reasons. The color is a wonderful aquamarine blue, from the cryptocrystalline core to the surface of the specimen. There was a secondary growth of Azurite, in crystals to 2.5 cm across, which was later pseudomorphed by sparkling Quartz druse. Ex. Martin Zinn.

Locality

Live Oak Mine, Miami, Arizona

Dimensions

7.3 x 7.1 x 3.6 cm.


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