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Description: Aurichalcite, Hemimorphite Locality: 79 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine property; McHur prospect), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila County, Arizona, USA (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 8.2 x 6.3 x 3.9 cm. A beautiful, rich specimen with long aurichalcite needles spraying out within a protected pocket lined by bladed calcite crystals. This is a large, rich, attractive piece with excellent color and coverage. From the 400 level. Ex. Harold Urish Collection.
Title: Aurichalcite-Hemimorphite-230159
Credit: http://www.mindat.org/photo-230159.html
Author: Robert M. Lavinsky
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