Rosasite

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Locality: Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Thin crust 2 mm thick of blue-green rosasite in botryoidal aggregates up to 5 mm diameter. Back side shows hollow shapes where the rosasite formed over another mineral, now missing. Minor scuffing visible in the photo. Overall size of mineral specimen: 45x30x12 mm. Size of individual crystals: 1-5 mm.

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