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Veszelyite

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Veszelyite (doubly terminated crystal) on quartz, 3.1 cm, from the Black Pine mine, Flint Creek Valley, John Long Range, Sapphire Mountains, Philipsburg area, Granite County, Montana. Photo by Tom Spann.

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SpeciesVeszelyite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.1 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Montana, Black Pine Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 226
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Veszelyite
Mineral guide
Learn about Veszelyite
vivid blue copper-zinc phosphate with sharp prisms in radiating sprays; rare and highly prized by collectors, with Tsumeb pieces and newer finds.
Veszelyite
Regional guide
Veszelyite from Black Pine Mine, Montana, USA
Black Pine Mine, Montana — American classic for veszelyite: blue-green, elongated crystals on quartz with oxidized-vein; prized for provenance and rarity.
Locality guide
Black Pine Mine
Black Pine Mine — Montana blue-green collector locality known for veszelyite on quartz, Japan-law quartz twins, tetrahedrite, and rare arsenates; prized for th…