Antler Mine (Antler Gold Mine; Spuyten Duyvel Mine), Arrastra Mt., Hualapai District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

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Botryogen : MgFe3+[OH|(SO4)2] · 7H2O, Halotrichite : FeAl2(SO4)4·22H2O
	Antler Mine (Antler Gold Mine; Spuyten Duyvel Mine), Arrastra Mt., Hualapai District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA Earthy, orange tinted botryogen with whitish halotrichite. 9 cm sample. S390-05 #1244#
© 2008, JGW	Photo ID: 150322    View Count: 95
Copiapite : Fe2+Fe3+4[OH|(SO4)3]2 · 20H2O, Halotrichite : FeAl2(SO4)4·22H2O
	Antler Mine (Antler Gold Mine; Spuyten Duyvel Mine), Arrastra Mt., Hualapai District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA Pale yellow earthy copiapite with white halotrichite. 2.0 cm sample. S380-22 #1242#
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Magnesiocopiapite : MgFe3+4[OH|(SO4)3]2 · 20H2O
	Antler Mine (Antler Gold Mine; Spuyten Duyvel Mine), Arrastra Mt., Hualapai District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA Pale whitish-yellow massive to granular or earthy. S390-06 #1243# 8 cm sample.
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Siderite : FeCO3
	Antler Mine (Antler Gold Mine; Spuyten Duyvel Mine), Arrastra Mt., Hualapai District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA 60 x 75 x 40 mm. A rich brown irridescent botryoidal mass of crystals.
© Joseph A. Freilich	Photo ID: 103900    View Count: 100
Smithsonite : ZnCO3, Calcite : CaCO3
	Antler Mine (Antler Gold Mine; Spuyten Duyvel Mine), Arrastra Mt., Hualapai District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA 6.8 x 6.5 x 2.6 cm. What you see here is solid smithsonite (rare in any form from Arizona, in fact, but particularly as manifested here). In the center, you can see the super-sharp rhombs which were originally calcite, but were entirely replaced by smithsonite, molecule by molecule, retaining the original form of the calcites. The reddish surface ...
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