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Stringhamite
- Christmas mine
- Gila County
- Arizona
- U.S.A.
- 3.2 × 2.1 × 1.9 cm – Thumbnail specimen (fits into a 2.5 cm cube)
Stringhamite is a hydrous calcium copper silicate. Hindman (1976) named the species after Profesor Bronson F. Stringham (1907-1968), former mineralogy professor at the University of Utah. While the type locality in Utah, this locality in Arizona is more prolific producer of specimens.
Stringhamite forms deep blue crystals to 1 mm on skarn matrix. Green gilalite are hydroxylapophyllite are associated. From the collection of E.R. Laskowski (1949-2020), a mining engineer who retired to Tucson, Arizona.
Price: $50
Item code: MS2023
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