Specimen #1269

Name: Cuprian Aragonite on Mine Timbers

Type: Mineral

Locality: Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 7.3 x 4.9 x 4.0 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2009-02-05

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: Y

Comment: Bisbee fans (and they are legion!) love the rare examples of this phenomenon that come onto the market from time to time: mine timbers from the very old works that, over time, stalactitic, botryoidal aragonite formed on - which in turn got a pretty green color from copper staining. The mine timbers themselves have turned into a highly collectible mineral specimen! Once this was considered a cuprian aragonite variety called locally "brucksite." in the recently acquired Mullane Collection (They were dealers til the early 70s, and then the collection was lost until recently when I was able to find and buy it).

Minerals: Aragonite (CaCO3)

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Cuprian Aragonite on Mine Timbers, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona - 7.3 x 4.9 x 4.0 cm

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Cuprian Aragonite on Mine Timbers, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona - 7.3 x 4.9 x 4.0 cm