Cloncurryite (type locality) with Cuprite, Hentschelite, and Quartz - image 1
Cloncurryite (type locality) with Cuprite, Hentschelite, and Quartz - image 2
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Cloncurryite (type locality) with Cuprite, Hentschelite, and Quartz

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Light blue, radial prismatic clusters of cloncurryite and dark gray hentschelite on a fracture surface in a yellow-orange oxidized matrix with cuprite and quartz. Cloncurryite is a complex copper vanadium aluminum phosphate hydrate and hentschelite is a copper iron phosphate hydroxide. A very good specimen from the Great Australia mine, the type and only locality for cloncurryite. Ex. Paulo Matioli collection. Matioli and CK Minerals labels.

Product details

SpeciesQuartz, Cuprite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions10.5 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Quartz
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a versatile mineral with clear, milky, and colored varieties; crystal forms, formation clues, and tips for identifying amethyst and citrine.
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Quartz from Queensland
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