Mission pit, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA

Green brochantite crystals from the Mission Pit, Pima Co., Arizona, USA. My catalog number 8840. FOV 3.4 mm. Collection and photo OT. Ljøstad.

Arborescent copper crystals floating in cleavage of Gypsum. Field of view approx 4mm. Photo created using CombineZ software. Michael Cline specimen and photograph.

© Michael Cline

Clear portion of main Selenite crystal is 1mm in length. Personal collection, self-collected

Gypsum with copper inclusions (polished), 5.5cm by 6.5cm. Joseph Polityka collection.

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Bright bluish balls. FOV 8mm. R.D.Green collection and Photo.

© R.D.Green

A large section of transparent colorless gypsum is set on matrix. Within this gypsum are many crystals of native copper. Size: 4.3 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm. Ex Steve Pullman collection.

© Weinrich Minerals, Inc.

6.2 x 4.2 x 1.5 cm. This specimen features dozens of very thin, fibrous, bright metallic red crystals of Cuprite (var: Chalcotrichite) which are sitting atop Native Copper matrix. Ex. Harold Urish Collection.

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Copper in clear Gypsum, 5mm field of view. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Dark blue Azurite with growth around a brown Iron mineral, 2mm crystal. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Chrysocolla on malachite ps. azurite, 32 x 20 x 15 mm., Old Mission Mine, Pima County, Arizona. Ex-Sam Nasser thumbnail collection (SN345). K. Nash specimen and photo.

6.2 x 4.2 x 1.5 cm. This specimen features dozens of very thin, fibrous, bright metallic red crystals of Cuprite (var: Chalcotrichite) which are sitting atop Native Copper matrix. Ex. Harold Urish Collection.

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Copper wires frozen in gypsum. FOV is 10mm. Rick Dalrymple Specimen & Photo.

© Rockpick Legend Co.

Dendritic copper crystals in transparent selenite. FOV 4mm Photo - TB/ CM

© Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals

Dark blue Azurite with growth around a brown Iron mineral, 2mm crystal. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

A large section of transparent colorless gypsum is set on matrix. Within this gypsum are many crystals of native copper. Size: 4.3 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm. Ex Steve Pullman collection.

© Weinrich Minerals, Inc.

Deep red chalcotrichite variety of cuprite. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images.

© crocoite.com

Crystals of cuprite, coated by green malachite. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Water-clear gypsum is jam-packed with a forest of bright copper dendrites. Ex Ed and Carol Headley collection.

© Steve Hardinger and Dragon Minerals

Azurite

Transparent selenite containing dendritic growths of very lustrous native copper crystals. FOV - approx 3mm

© Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals

Brochantite Obtained from Ron Gibbs at 2019 New Mexico Symposium. Photographed by and in the collection of Douglas Merson.

© 2019 Doug Merson

Copper crystals in clear gypsum. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Copper in clear Gypsum, 5mm field of view. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Arborescent copper included in gypsum. Stack of 150 images. Ex Charles Willett Collection.

© Steve Sorrell

Dendritic copper crystals in transparent selenite. Photo 1 - FOV 4mm Photo 2 - FOV 6mm Photo - TB/ CM

© Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals

Group of green brochantite crystals. Doug Merson photo and collection. Obtained from Ron Gibbs.

© 2024 Douglas Merson

Water-clear gypsum is jam-packed with a forest of bright copper dendrites. Ex Ed and Carol Headley collection.

© Steve Hardinger and Dragon Minerals