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Multiple photos availableChrysocolla : (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O, Shattuckite : Cu5[(OH)2|(SiO3)4], Malachite : Cu2[(OH)2|CO3]

Shattuck Mine (Shattuck-Denn Mine; Shattuck-Arizona Mine; Denn Mine), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

9.1 x 7.1 x 5.4 cm. An old-time, showy, representative Bisbee specimen of a turquoise-blue mineral formerly known as bisbeeite (now known to be chrysocolla) with darker blue smears of shattuckite; and accented with two, small vugs lined with malachite. Shattuckite is a rare copper silicate and this piece is from the Type Locality - the Shattuck ...
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