36319: Linarite, Fluorite and Quartz - $26 Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico Small cabinet - 6.3 x 4.6 x 4.0 cm 108 grams Specimen status: Available Send an email with specimen number to order A deep blue, crystalline linarite
patch measuring 4.0 cm adorns one face of a massive quartz
matrix, adjacent to a crystalline quartz pocket. Minor
fluorite present in this quartz pocket. A great linarite
example for the price/locality. Might be trimmed to a
miniature but I would be concerned about splitting through
the linarite patch (unless the trim is accomplished with a
saw). Self standing if you want the linarite patch on top,
as shown. Yes, the sample is rusty (brown iron
hydroxide/oxide coating). I would normally remove this
rust it before photography, but there is no procedure yet
known which can remove the rust without damaging the
linarite.
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