Chrysocolla
last edited:
112/1/16
number of photos: 65
Chrysocolla is CuSiO3.2H2O
Mineral information on chrysocolla
Most chrysocolla might be a mineral gel with
copper oxide,
silica, and water in varying amounts.
photos
banded chrysocolla:
1
2
chrysocolla with drusy quartz:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
brittle chrysocolla:
1
2
polished chrysocolla:
1
polished chrysocolla from Bagdad, Arizona:
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
chrysocolla from Miami, Arizona:
1
2*
3*
4*
chrysocolla from Ray Mine, Arizona:
1
chrysocolla pseudomorphs after azurite:
1
2
3
4*
5
6
chrysocolla pseudomorphs after hemimorphite:
1
2
chrysocolla breccia:
1
2
3
4
chrysocolla and malachite:
1
2
3
4
5
6
chrysocolla, waxy:
1
2
3
chrysocolla pseudomorphs after gypsum:
1
2
chrysocolla from Morenci, Arizona:
1
2
3
4
chrysocolla from Courtland, Arizona:
1*
2*
3
4
chrysocolla from Twin Buttes, Arizona:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
chrysocolla from Chile:
1
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