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Aurichalcite

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Aurichalcite, 6.8 cm, from the 79 mine, Gila County, Arizona. It was the third best piece from the same pocket.

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SpeciesAurichalcite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.8 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Arizona, 79 Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Self Collected Minerals page 393
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Wendell Wilson

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Aurichalcite
Mineral guide
Learn about Aurichalcite
blue to blue-green acicular sprays with silky luster; fragile, prized by collectors; notable localities include Ojuela, Kelly, Tsumeb.
Aurichalcite
Regional guide
Aurichalcite from 79 Mine
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Locality guide
79 Mine
79 Mine, Arizona — classic oxidized Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag locality near Hayden, famed for pastel smithsonite, blue hemimorphite, wulfenite, and aurichalcite; highly coll…