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Azurite : Cu3[OH|CO3]2, Malachite : Cu2[(OH)2|CO3] | |
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Blueball Mine, Globe, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Well, all jokes aside, you can certainly see why they called this the Blue Ball Mine. This is an adorable geode of solid azurite, with tiny sparkling crystals in the middle, accented with pretty green malachite. These are VERY hard to get now This one came from Arizona collector/dealer Evan Jones. 2.7 x 2.4 x 1.1cm, 2.7 x 2.3 x 1.4cm |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 60697 View Count: 345 |
Azurite : Cu3[OH|CO3]2 | |
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Blueball Mine, Globe, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA The larger azurite "ball" is 12 mm in diameter. P. Cristofono specimen and photo. |
| © 2006 Peter Cristofono | Photo ID: 50187 View Count: 289 |
Azurite : Cu3[OH|CO3]2 | |
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Blueball Mine, Globe, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Well, all jokes aside, I think from this specimen you can see why this mine was named the Blue Ball Mine. This is a wonderful azurite GEODE (yes, an azurite geode!) that came uniquely from this mine. The crystals grew radially towards the middle, where you can actually see terminations around the hollow at the very center. These are quite unique ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 57066 View Count: 277 |
Azurite : Cu3[OH|CO3]2 | |
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Blueball Mine, Globe, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA 3.1 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm. A little geode of solid azurite with a small pocket inside lined with sparkly, deep blue crystals. Old material, accompanied by an old Burminco label. Measurement given is 1/2 of geode. |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 213157 View Count: 38 |
Calcite : CaCO3, Malachite : Cu2[(OH)2|CO3] | |
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Old Dominion Mine (Old Dominion shaft; Globe and Transit Mine; Old Dominion and United Globe Mine), Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA 7.1 x 6.1 x 4.3 cm. A fine, old-time, combination specimen from the Old Dominion Mine at Globe, Arizona. The wall of a very well-placed matrix vug is covered with glassy, complex, calcite rhombs, which are beautifully complimented by a multitude of tiny tufts of sparkling, emerald-green, primary malachite needles and by crusts of powder-blue ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 250312 View Count: 13 |
Cerussite : PbCO3, Malachite : Cu2[(OH)2|CO3] | |
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Tiger Mine, Globe, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Cerussite crystals with a little Malachite. Rock Currier collection (1972). The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm. |
| Photo ID: 246728 View Count: 21 | |
Cerussite : PbCO3 | |
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Tiger Mine, Globe, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Cerussite. R. Currier specimen (1972). The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm. |
| Photo ID: 246720 View Count: 18 | |
Cerussite : PbCO3, Azurite : Cu3[OH|CO3]2 | |
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Tiger Mine, Globe, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Cerussite crystals on Azurite. Specimen is from the collection of the Smithsonian Institute, Museum of Natural History #114,595. The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm. |
| Photo ID: 246725 View Count: 17 | |
Cerussite : PbCO3 | |
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Tiger Mine, Globe, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Cerussite. Al McGuinness collection (1974). The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm. |
| Photo ID: 246734 View Count: 17 | |
Cerussite : PbCO3, Dioptase : Cu6(Si6O18)·6H2O | |
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Tiger Mine, Globe, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Cerussite crystals on Dioptase. Specimen is from the collection of the Smithsonian Institute, Museum of Natural History #R8186. The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm. |
| Photo ID: 246718 View Count: 16 | |
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