Sieleckiite, Libethenite, Variscite

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Sieleckiite spherules about 0.2 mm across associated with libethenite (green) and variscite (colorless), from the Mt. Oxide mine, Northwest Queensland, Australia. While searching the dumps of an abandoned copper mine, I broke open a large boulder and saw this vivid blue material on the newly exposed face. The color and associated minerals seemed so unusual that I immediately sent some to Dr. Bill Birch at the Museums Victoria for identification. Eureka! It proved to be a new mineral. Photo: Jeff Scovil.