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53K-KNCAurichalcite (Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA

Dimensions: 78 mm x 56 mm x 60 mm
Field of View: 60 mm

Vug filled with unusually stout aurichalcite sprays. minor hemimorphite and smithsonite pseudomorphs. Photo by Jeff Scovil

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PDG-92WRosasite (Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ , Cerussite PbCO₃

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA

Dimensions: 50 mm x 35 mm x 5 mm
Field of View: 65 mm

Thin layer of Rosasite with cerussite crystals from the 4th level of the mine. Measures 2 inches wide. Photo by Jeff Scovil

1V6-6CKWulfenite Pb(MoO₄) , Hemimorphite Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂·H₂O

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA

Dimensions: 20 mm x 16 mm x 2 mm
Field of View: 24 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 20 mm

Wulfenite from the 4th level of the 79 mine. Specimen is slightly unusual in that it came from a hemimorphite pocket, some of which can still be seen on the bottom. Specimen is 20 mm along the top edge. Photo by Jeff Scovil

9EP-LV2Hausmannite Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄

N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Dimensions: 2.6 cm x 2.2 cm x 2 cm

Twinned crystals of Hausmannite on calcite matrix from N'Chwaning II mine, South Africa. Size is 2.6 cm x 2.2 cm x 2 cm. Pictured on a 1 in x 1 in square base.

K2M-YJUBrochantite Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA

Dimensions: 2 cm x 1.8 cm x 1.5 cm

Brochantite thumbnail from the Morenci Mine, Arizona. Size is 2 cm x 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm. Pictured on a 1 in x 1 in square.

UPL-A8LOlmiite CaMn²⁺[SiO₃(OH)](OH)

N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Dimensions: 2.5 cm x 1.8 cm x 1.8 cm
Field of View: 5.3 cm

Olmiite thumbnail from the N'Chwaning II mine, South Africa. Size is 2.5 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm. Pictured on a 1 in x 1 in square base.

H3C-8U6Fluorite CaF₂

Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA

Dimensions: 2 cm x 2 cm x 1.5 cm
Field of View: 8 mm

Fluid inclusions with movable vapor bubbles in fluorite from Cave in Rock, Hardin County, Illinois. Two different layers contain primary fluid inclusions parallel to growth zones. Also, a plane of smaller secondary fluid inclusions can be seen cutting across the lower center of the image. Specimen was collected from the dumps at the American Fluorite Museum. Photo was taken with an iPhone 10 through a microscope lens at 20x magnification. Specimen is 2 cm in largest dimension. Field of view is 8 mm.

UTP-EA7Austinite CaZn(AsO₄)(OH) , Adamite Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)

Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico

Dimensions: 2.5 cm x 2.4 cm x 2 cm

Austinite with Adamite from the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Mexico on limonitic matrix. 2.5 cm x 2.4 in x 2 cm. Pictured on a 1 in x 1 in square.

1VU-MV9Polybasite [Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄] , Pyrite FeS₂

Proaño Mine, Fresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico

Dimensions: 2.2 cm x 2.2 cm x 1 cm

Polybasite with pyrite from the Proano Mine, Zacatecas Mexico. 2.2 cm x 2.2 cm x 1 cm

AHT-0K2Legrandite Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)·H₂O

Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico

Dimensions: 2 cm x 1.5 cm x 0.5 cm

Legrandite thumbnail from Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Mexico.