Aurichalcite, Smithsonite
Kelly Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
This is one of the nicest aurichalcite specimens I have seen from Kelly. It is composed of a series of parallel growth, stalactitic botryoids, to 2.0 cm in length, with luster, and a wonderful rich, blue green color. The characteristic defining the location, is the single, lustrous, translucent, sky blue, rice grain crystal of smithsonite, ...
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