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Chalcedony over Chrysocolla

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July 28, 03:27 PM GMT

Estimation

2,000 - 3,000 USD

Description du lot

Description

Chalcedony over Chrysocolla

Ray Mine, Dripping Springs Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, United States


3 by 2 by 1½ inches (7.6 x 5 x 3.8 cm). Custom lucite base.


A specimen of robins-egg blue chrysocolla, with a coating of clear chalcedony.

The chrysocolla—a blue-green mineral with high copper content—is coated in clear chalcedony, resulting in a vivid blue sea of densely saturated hues. The specimen offered here is among the most recognizable mineral specimens from the Ray Mine locality.