Christelite (ultra rare - Type Locality)

Item Description

Lustrous, bright-blue bladed christelite crystals to 5 mm richly cover both sides and the vuggy boxwork edge of the quartz matrix from the worlds ONLY locality for this ultra-rare zinc, copper sulfate, the San Francisco Mine in Chile. This is a new species described in 1996. The find was very limited and this is an outstanding AND rich example with big crystals and great color! valued $750 at the time