Rosasite on Malachite ps. After Azurite (rare) ex Mullane Coll.

Silver Bill Mine, Gleeson, Cochise Co., Arizona
Miniature, 4.8 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Start Time: 02/06/2009 8:20:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/26/2009 8:15:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A showy and EXCELLENT combination/pseudomorph specimen from the famous Silver Bill Mine of Arizona. Matte-finish, powder-blue rosasite coats sharp malachite pseudomorphs after azurite blades in a deep, well-placed vug on sculptural, quartz-rich matrix. The few contacted areas reveal the malachite beneath the rosasite coating. CHOICE and UNCOMMON material from this well-known locality, that produced rich ore intermittantly from 1893-1978. Ex Mullane Collection.

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