Malachite, Calcite
Piedmont Mine, Brooklyn Peak, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.8 x 7.4 x 4.8 cm. Lustrous, emerald-green, primary malachite lathes cover the large, sculptural vug in lustrous, tan, rhombic calcite. This is a very rare Arizona old-time specimen, from the much less well-known Piedmont Mine, which operated from only 1936-1940. Hidden on the side is a secondary vug coated with small, second-generation, ...
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