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Philipsburgite : (Cu,Zn)6[(OH)3|(AsO4,PO4)]2 · H2O

Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump), Flint Creek Valley, John Long Mts, Philipsburg District (Flint Creek District), Granite Co., Montana, USA

Bright emerald-green sub-parallel crystallized rosettes on Quartz. The specimen is 6.2 mm in width. Robert Meyer specimen and photo.
 © 2004 ROMPhoto ID: 14379    View Count: 573

Multiple photos availablePhilipsburgite : (Cu,Zn)6[(OH)3|(AsO4,PO4)]2 · H2O, Quartz : SiO2

Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump), Flint Creek Valley, John Long Mts, Philipsburg District (Flint Creek District), Granite Co., Montana, USA

Bright emerald-green spherules of philipsburgite on a small quartz crystal, from the type locality. Overall size: 10.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 mm.
 © W.C. van Laer, 2009Photo ID: 223323    View Count: 60

Philipsburgite : (Cu,Zn)6[(OH)3|(AsO4,PO4)]2 · H2O

Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump), Flint Creek Valley, John Long Mts, Philipsburg District (Flint Creek District), Granite Co., Montana, USA

Picture width 2 mm. Blue-green Philipsburgite xls with an unidentified blue mineral. Photographer and collection O. Dziallas.
 © O. DziallasPhoto ID: 34503    View Count: 470

Philipsburgite : (Cu,Zn)6[(OH)3|(AsO4,PO4)]2 · H2O

Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump), Flint Creek Valley, John Long Mts, Philipsburg District (Flint Creek District), Granite Co., Montana, USA

Bright emerald-green sub-parallel crystallized rosettes with a diameter of 0.5 mm on Quartz. Robert Meyer specimen and photo.
 © 2004 ROMPhoto ID: 14380    View Count: 411

Philipsburgite : (Cu,Zn)6[(OH)3|(AsO4,PO4)]2 · H2O

Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump), Flint Creek Valley, John Long Mts, Philipsburg District (Flint Creek District), Granite Co., Montana, USA

Field of view 12 mm. Collection M. Kampf No 88-133.
 © 2005 M. KampfPhoto ID: 32512    View Count: 362

Philipsburgite : (Cu,Zn)6[(OH)3|(AsO4,PO4)]2 · H2O, Mimetite : Pb5[Cl|(AsO4)3], Gypsum (Var: Selenite) : Ca[SO4] · 2H2O, Quartz : SiO2

Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump), Flint Creek Valley, John Long Mts, Philipsburg District (Flint Creek District), Granite Co., Montana, USA

An unusual and showy combination specimen from the famous Black Pine Mine of Montana. Turquoise-green philipsburgite - this is the TYPE LOCALITY, coats a pristine quartz crystal on matrix. Green microcrystallized mimetite and selenite crystals are nicely set on the specimen. This is a RARE COMBINATION piece especially for the mimetite 2.7 x 1.8 x ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 41013    View Count: 296

Philipsburgite : (Cu,Zn)6[(OH)3|(AsO4,PO4)]2 · H2O, Quartz : SiO2

Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump), Flint Creek Valley, John Long Mts, Philipsburg District (Flint Creek District), Granite Co., Montana, USA

A cluster of parallel quartz crystals partially coated by blue to blue-green crystals of Philipsburgite from the type locale, measuring 5.3cm x 2.8cm x 2.3cm. There appear to be two generations of Philipsburgite, one being slightly smaller, blue and botryoidal, and the other being more blue-green and with sub-parallel rosettes.
 © Jasun McAvoyPhoto ID: 107733    View Count: 191

Multiple photos availablePhilipsburgite : (Cu,Zn)6[(OH)3|(AsO4,PO4)]2 · H2O

Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump), Flint Creek Valley, John Long Mts, Philipsburg District (Flint Creek District), Granite Co., Montana, USA

2.2 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm. A rich coating of lustrous apple-green crystals on a gemmy Quartz crystal. The Philipsburgite crystals are classic for the type locality - gemmy, rounded to about .5 mm in size, lustrous, and an attractive medium green. On one area they are spread out so they can be appreciated individually, on another part of the specimen they ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 180880    View Count: 74

Multiple photos availablePhilipsburgite : (Cu,Zn)6[(OH)3|(AsO4,PO4)]2 · H2O, Quartz : SiO2

Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump), Flint Creek Valley, John Long Mts, Philipsburg District (Flint Creek District), Granite Co., Montana, USA

2.3 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm. Bright, translucent, emerald-green botryoids richly coat the quartz matrix of this unique and exceptionally fine thumbnail specimen of the rare phosphate philipsburgite from the Type Locality - the Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Area, Montana. The bulk of the philipsburgite actualy lies on the base of a very sharp, iron ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 249267    View Count: 24
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