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Bisbeeite (Chrysocolla) with Shattuckite (Type Locality)
- Shattuck Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
- Small Cabinet, 9.1 x 7.1 x 5.4 cm
- Start Time: 04/02/2009 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/09/2009 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An old-time, showy, representative Bisbee specimen of turquoise-blue mineral formerly known as bisbeeite (now known to be chrysocolla) with darker blue smears of shattuckite; and accented with two, small vugs lined with malachite. Shattuckite is RARE copper silicate and this piece is from the Type Locality - the Shattuck Mine. OLD material, as this mine closed in 1947. Ex Mullane Collection. A very rich specimen!