Linarite and Anglesite pseudomorphing Galena (ex Gary R. Weaver Collection)

Item Description

Linarite is a well known lead copper sulfate, and the Bingham area is one of the classic localities for the species. Typically Linarite is found as small to microscopic azure blue crystals, either tabular or elongated, in clusters or as crusts. This piece features beautiful, lustrous, electric royal-blue, crystals of Linarite along with colorless sparkling Anglesite crystals pseudomorphing cubic Galena associated with mint green Brochantite and sitting atop colorless Fluorite forming a striking and colorful specimen from this well-known locality. Great aesthetics, quality and the rich number of species on a single piece is always an added bonus. From the collection of Gary Weaver (1944-2019), an electrical engineer who worked 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/