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Apache Co., Arizona, USA

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Bokite : (Al,Fe3+)1.3[(V5+,V4+,Fe3+)4O10]2 · 7.5H2O

Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Monument Valley, Navajo Indian Reservation, Apache Co., Arizona, USA

Crudely formed crystals, to 0.1 cm, in divergent aggregates.
S052-14 #1241#
 © 2008, JGWPhoto ID: 150168    View Count: 136

Brochantite : Cu4[(OH)6|SO4], Aurichalcite : (Zn,Cu)5[(OH)3|CO3]2

Zona I Mine, Apache Co., Arizona, USA

picture is takend in 2006 on a stoneheap. the picture size is 50x70cm
 © Kristian.G.NordstadPhoto ID: 140862    View Count: 186

Chalcedony (Var: Petrified Wood)

Chinle area, Chinle District, Carrizo Mts (Carrizo Range), Apache Co., Arizona, USA

419 x 355 mm. Opalized top, weighs 55 pounds. www.freilichminerals.com
 © Joseph A. Freilich, LLCPhoto ID: 131262    View Count: 264

Corvusite : V7O20·nH2O, Metahewettite : Ca[V2O6|V4O10] · 3H2O, Fernandinite : (Ca,K)[(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)4O10]2 · 4H2O

Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Monument Valley, Navajo Indian Reservation, Apache Co., Arizona, USA

Black sub-metallic corvusite, with probably red-brown metahewettite and olive-green colored fernandinite coatings. S411-227 #1272#
4 cm field of view.
 © 2009, JGWPhoto ID: 250471    View Count: 24

Groutite : Mn3+O(OH)

Black Water Mine, Black Mesa Basin, Apache Co., Arizona, USA

Picture width 6 mm. Collection and photograph Christian Rewitzer

Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 5th Nov 2007
 © Christian RewitzerPhoto ID: 114104    View Count: 688

Groutite : Mn3+O(OH)

Apache Co., Arizona, USA

Crystal size is about 3mm. Photographer and collection O. Dziallas
 © O. DziallasPhoto ID: 33855    View Count: 392

Groutite : Mn3+O(OH)

Black Water Mine, Black Mesa Basin, Apache Co., Arizona, USA

Superb elongated crystals of groutite, to 6 or 7 mm, tucked safely into crags of quartz-replaced petrified wood! I have seen just 3 specimens of this material before, and in every case it sold immediately - this is rare, hard to obtain material. Courtesy of Carol Frey: This specimen is from a remarkable and so far unique find in 1975. A miner ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 21344    View Count: 296

Multiple photos availableGroutite : Mn3+O(OH)

Black Water Mine, Black Mesa Basin, Apache Co., Arizona, USA

18mm x 31mm x 6 mm. www.freilichminerals.com
 © Joseph A. Freilich, LLCPhoto ID: 139045    View Count: 114

Multiple photos availableGroutite : Mn3+O(OH)

Black Water Mine, Black Mesa Basin, Apache Co., Arizona, USA

12.3 x 3.6 x 2.9 cm. Superb, lustrous needles of groutite, to 4 mm, RICHLY cover both sides of CABINET-SIZED quartz-replaced petrified wood! This specimen is from a remarkable and so far unique find in 1975. A miner who’d worked in the area for years brought in a small lot of a dozen specimens to a rock shop owned by Lolette Dalbeck in ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 122969    View Count: 106

Multiple photos availableGroutite : Mn3+O(OH)

Apache Co., Arizona, USA

FOV 1.4 x 2.1 mm. Modris B. coll.
The xls look black (as here) or have a satiny sheen (child photo) depending on illumination.
The label says "Petrified Forest" but groutite is not listed for that.
Photo ID: 195087    View Count: 35
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