Dense Shattuckite from Bisbee
Collection
Robert Lavinsky
Description
This is a beautiful two-toned blue specimen of cutter-grade, very dense Shattuckite from the type locality - the Shattuck Mine at Bisbee, Arizona. Portions of both sides are micro-crystalline. Excellent, old-time material from the Charles Hansen Collection. According to his label, the specimen was collected in 1935. The mine closed in 1947. 169 grams or 5.9 ounces.
Locality
Shattuck Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona
Dimensions
6.0 x 4.9 x 2.9 cm.
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