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Chalcoalumite with Azurite
- Bisbee
- Cochise County
- Arizona
- U.S.A.
- 5.7 × 4.2 × 3.0 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Chalcoalumite is a hydrous sulfate of copper and aluminum. Larsen & Vassar (1925) named chalcoalumite after its chemistry, using the Greek root chalco for copper. Chalcoalumite often covers brilliant azurite druses at Bisbee; in many cases, chalcoalumite is removed to reveal darker blue azurite underneath.
This is a nice example of the chalcoalumite in undulating pale blue botryoids. The mineral has dehydrated a bit in air, and is somewhat chalky. Nevertheless, the specimen is solid and stable. One side of the specimen consists of rich blue azurite druses.
Price: $150
Item code: MS2001
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