Malachite and Calcite

Copper Rivet mine, several miles North of the Cashin mine, Mesa County, Colorado
Thumbnail, 2.6 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Start Time: 06/25/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/02/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

This piece is many years old, and is NOT a contemporary piece. This is a hard to find association specimen for Colorado. The piece features spherical, mint green Malachite on gemmy, golden scalenohedral Calcite crystals. For a Colorado specimen, this is a good piece from the Western Slope. I haven't seen many specimens from this mine over the years, and I don't think there will be many of them available in the future. If you're a Colorado collector, or a collector of secondary ore minerals, this is a good opportunity to add a hard to find piece from this lesser known locality in western Colorado.

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