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Aurichalcite

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Aurichalcite, 12 cm, from the 79 mine, Gila County, Arizona; this is the best piece from the most famous pocket, collected in 1971, and it is still probably the finest known example of the species. It was sitting in there loose, and I just lifted it out, along with another two flats of specimens. I sold it to Tom McKee for $150 (a lot for a college student in those days) and it is now in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

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SpeciesAurichalcite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions12.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Arizona, 79 Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Self Collected Minerals page 393
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Aurichalcite
Mineral guide
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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…