Carbonatecyanotrichite
Collection
Fernando Flores Oliveira
Description
Fine acicular blue Carbonatecyanotrichite crystals to 1 mm long coating many shallow cavities distributed over all sides of the specimen. The Carbonatecyanotrichite crystals form a velvet-like coating. The crystals grew in a constricted vein preventing complete crystal development. This specimen was owned by John Betts and sold to Fernando Flores Oliveira of Brazil. It now resides in Mr. Oliveira's collection.
Locality
Qinglong Mine, Guizhou Province, China.
Dimensions
9.0 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm.
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