Specimen #1819

Name: Shattuckite with Malachite and Quartz

Type: Mineral

Locality: Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 7.3 x 7 x 3.4 cm

Weight: 234

Acquired: 2009-12-17

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: N

Comment: Very fine, exposed pocket whose open nature offers an excellent view of the lovely crayola-crayon-blue Shattuckite. The luster is excellent, because of a thin coating of microscopic quartz druse covering the shattuckite , making the Shattuckite sparkle like a new field of clean blue snow. This 5 cm pocket is accented by highly lustrous primary malachite at the edges. A very attractive specimen.

Minerals: Malachite (Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂) Quartz (SiO₂) Shattuckite (Cu₅(SiO₃)₄(OH)₂)

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Shattuckite with Malachite and Quartz, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia - 7.3 x 7 x 3.4 cm

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Shattuckite with Malachite and Quartz, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia