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Paratacamite, Cuprite & Atacamite (Eugene Carmichael Coll.)
- Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
- Thumbnail, 2.5 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
- Start Time: 09/20/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 09/26/2013 6:32:26 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Paratacamite is uncommon Cu-Zn choride and is rare from the famous mines at Bisbee. This fine and colorful rare combination thumbnail features paratacamite and bright green atacamite on massive wine-red cuprite with a sprinkling of gemmy, cherry-red cuprite crystals. Ex Eugene Carmichael Collection. The label on the bottom of the Perky box indicates, that paratacamite was donfirmed with XRD by the University of Arizona in Novermber, 1985.