Silicates
Chrysocolla
$50.00 €44 £40.00 approx. This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID:
CC12903
A dark grey andesite lava containing small amounts of purple oxidised likely Bornite with extensive surface coatings of turquoise-green Chrysocolla. The Chrysocolla forms thin earthy crusts which under low magnification have a slight satin lustre. The Chrysocolla is low grade, but is a good representative specimen from Moons Hill quarry, close to Stoke St. Michael in Somerset, England, a basalt quarry which is still in operation. This specimen was collected during the period 2001 to 2004.