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Douglas Hill Mine, Artesia Lake, Yerington District, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA

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Brochantite : Cu4[(OH)6|SO4]

Douglas Hill Mine, Artesia Lake, Yerington District, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA

The image is 5.5 mm wide. Photo & collection: D. Schläfli
 © 2001 D. SchläfliPhoto ID: 1694    View Count: 658

Multiple photos availableBrochantite : Cu4[(OH)6|SO4]

Douglas Hill Mine, Artesia Lake, Yerington District, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA

Field of view 3mm x 3mm. Overall specimen 3.8cm x 3.7cm x 1.7cm, nearly completely covered with vugs containing sharp brochantite microcrystals. Purchased in 1978 during the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Dave Richerson specimen and photograph.
 © D. RichersonPhoto ID: 32863    View Count: 362

Brochantite : Cu4[(OH)6|SO4]

Douglas Hill Mine, Artesia Lake, Yerington District, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA

Brochantite green crystals over matrix. 7 x 4.5 cm max. dimensions. Photo and collection Pedro González. Equipment Olympus E-500 with Vivitar 90 mm. macro.
 © Pedro GonzálezPhoto ID: 166235    View Count: 90

Multiple photos availableBrochantite : Cu4[(OH)6|SO4]

Douglas Hill Mine, Artesia Lake, Yerington District, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA

5.4 x 4.4 x 1.7 cm. Scintillating, dark forest-green brochantite blades cover the matrix plate on this fine specimen from the less well-known Douglas Hill Mine of Nevada. The mine produces copper. Highly representative of the species and locale and seldom available. Ex. Wes Parker Collection.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 253981    View Count: 13

Multiple photos availableChrysocolla : (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Douglas Hill Mine, Artesia Lake, Yerington District, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA

7.8 x 5.9 x 2.0 cm. Vivid, turquoise-blue chrysocolla covers the matrix plate on this fine specimen from the less well-known Douglas Hill Mine of Nevada. The chrysocolla has a weird and unusual pockmarked-look to it and some of the chrysocolla is very highly lustrous and botryoidal. Strange. The mine produces copper. Highly representative of the ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 257263    View Count: 6

Pseudomalachite : Cu5[(OH)2|PO4]2

Douglas Hill Mine, Artesia Lake, Yerington District, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA

A 2mm group of Crystals on matrix. photographed by, and in the Collection of Karl Volkman.
 © Karl Volkman 02/06Photo ID: 51228    View Count: 198

Pseudomalachite : Cu5[(OH)2|PO4]2

Douglas Hill Mine, Artesia Lake, Yerington District, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA

Botryoidal pseudomalachite on quartz. FOV 3mm. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.
 © Brent Thorne 2009 Photo ID: 265608    View Count: 6

Quartz : SiO2, Pseudomalachite : Cu5[(OH)2|PO4]2

Douglas Hill Mine, Artesia Lake, Yerington District, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA

A .75mm group of quartz on pseudomalachite. Photographed by, and in the Collection of, Karl Volkman.
 © Karl Volkman 02/06Photo ID: 51227    View Count: 174
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