Bruce J. Murphy's Photo Gallery
GV3-6N0Shattuckite Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Shattuck Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USAField of View: 1.4 mm
Closeup of blue shattuckite ball on quartz. Field of view 1.4 mm. Photo by Andreas Schloth. Specimen in the Bruce J Murphy collection
RH1-JCRVésigniéite BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Unnamed prospect pit, Mercer Ranch area, Bunker Hill District, Pinal County, Arizona, USAField of View: 1.6 mm
Green vésigniéite from this obscure locality. Photo by Andrea Schloth. Specimen in the Bruce J Murphy collection.
24Y-W34Vésigniéite BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Mercer Ranch area, Bunker Hill District, Pinal County, Arizona, USAField of View: 1.4 mm
Nice sharp olive green crystals of vésigniéite from this obscure locality. Photo by Andreas Schloth. Specimen in the Bruce J Murphy collection.
ARX-7RWRosasite (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Silver Bill Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAField of View: 1.7 mm
Nearly perfect rosasite balls in vug. Photo by Andreas Schloth. Specimen in Bruce J Murphy collection.
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ARX-7RWRosasite (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Silver Bill Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAField of View: 1.7 mm
Nearly perfect rosasite balls in vug. Field of view 1.7 mm. Photo by Andreas Schloth. Specimen in Bruce J Murphy collection.
W2T-X6FLindgrenite Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
Copper Creek, Copper Creek, Bunker Hill District, Pinal County, Arizona, USAField of View: 1.14 mm
Outstanding transparent crystal of lindgrenite. Field of view 1.14 mm. Photo by Andreas Schloth. Specimen in the Bruce J Murphy collection
5PR-8WTCarminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 , Beudantite PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Saginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAField of View: 2.0 mm
Red carminite with minor crystals of yellow beudantite. Field of view 2.0 mm. Both phases tested by EDS. Photo by Andreas Schloth. Specimen in the Bruce J Murphy collection.
FCP-LLKCarminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Saginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAField of View: 2.0 mm
Red carminite which is extremely rare from Saginaw Hill and in Arizona. Collected 1975. Field of view 2.0 Photo by Andreas Schloth. Specimen in Bruce J Murphy collection.
Q0M-YACAdamite Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Saginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAField of View: 1.6 mm
Yellowish green adamite which is very rare from this locality. Collected mid-1970's. Field of view 1.6 mm. Note electric green hue on top edges of crystal. Photo by Andreas Schloth. Specimen in the Bruce J Murphy collection
0ML-A1PCalcite CaCO3 , Copper Cu
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAField of View: 5.5 mm
Lovely calcites with inclusions of chalcotrichite with native copper. Field of view 5.5 mm. Photo by Andreas Schloth and specimen in the Bruce J. Murphy collection.