Chrysocolla with Calcite and Tenorite (ex Gary Weaver Collection)

Item Description

Here we have a very attractive specimen from the classic locality at Boleo featuring an open vug lined with rich blue-green Chrysocolla which plays host to an interior of stark white rhombic Calcite crystals, which are associated with minor black Tenorite here and there. The base of the specimen is polished to better show off the beautiful combination of all three minerals. A wonderful, showy and colorful association specimen from this famous locale. You don't see many Chrysocolla / Calcite combos from Boleo, so if you collect copper-bearing minerals or secondary ore minerals, don't miss out on this beauty. From the collection of Gary Weaver of Prescott, Arizona (1944-2019). Gary was an electrical engineer who worked for many years for Hughes Aircraft in California. After retiring to Prescott, Arizona in the early 2000s, Gary rekindled his childhood love of minerals, amassing a collection of roughly 2000 specimens focusing on localities in which he and his wife had lived or visited (Mexico, Peru and the western / southwestern United States). You can read Gary's obituary here https://www.dcourier.com/news/2019/apr/27/obituary-gary-richard-weaver/