Christmas Mine Minerals

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Azurite

#PD32299

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Locality: Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States
Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Availability: Sold
Size: 5.5 x 3 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: carbonate , copper

I haven't seen much Azurite from the Chrismas mine. I don't know if it was common or not. This is just a representative specimen for the locality with blue blades to 1cm.

Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Tabular, Prismatic, Stalactitic
Cleavage: Perfect, Fair, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: azure blue, blue, light blue, dark blue
Streak: light blue
Class: Monoclinic - Prismatic
Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal
Hardness: 3.5-4

Collection: Phillips Collection

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Cuprite

on Kinoite - #37933

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Locality: Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States
Formula: Cu¹⁺₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: copper

This specimen has beautiful octahedral red Cuprite micro crystals to about 1mm sprinkled with good coverage on platy blue Kinoite. Excellent specimen.

Cuprite

Formula: Cu¹⁺₂O
Crystal System: Isometric
Crystal Habit: Massive - Granular, Capillary
Cleavage: Imperfect, None, None
Luster: Adamantine
Color: brown red, purple red, red, black
Streak: brownish red
Class: Isometric - Hexoctahedral
Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal
Hardness: 3.5-4

Collection: Waldner Collection

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Dioptase

on Calcite - #37931

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Locality: Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States
Formula: CuSiO₃·H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 8.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: copper

It was hard to capture the bright green of the Dioptase on both of these specimens with the digital camera. Thus it is enriched rather well to match using Lightroom. The crystals are very nice micro and acicular in habit.

Dioptase

Formula: CuSiO₃·H₂O
Crystal System: Trigonal
Crystal Habit: Massive, Cryptocrystalline, Crystalline - Coarse
Cleavage: Good, None, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: dark blue green, emerald green, turquoise
Streak: green
Class: Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Fracture: Conchoidal
Hardness: 5

Collection: Waldner Collection

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Dioptase

#37924

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Locality: Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States
Formula: CuSiO₃·H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 10 x 6 x 5 cm - Cabinet
Tagged: copper

Beautiful bright green translucent, aiciular sprays and cluster of Dioptase all over the matrix with waterclear Calcite crystals. The tufts of Dioptase are about 1m.

Dioptase

Formula: CuSiO₃·H₂O
Crystal System: Trigonal
Crystal Habit: Massive, Cryptocrystalline, Crystalline - Coarse
Cleavage: Good, None, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: dark blue green, emerald green, turquoise
Streak: green
Class: Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Fracture: Conchoidal
Hardness: 5

Collection: Waldner Collection

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Gilalite

#37939

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Locality: Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States
Formula: Cu₅Si₆O₁₇·7H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 9 x 6.5 x 2 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: copper

Mint green spherical crystal balls of Gilalite all over front and back.

Gilalite

Formula: Cu₅Si₆O₁₇·7H₂O
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Spherical, Radial, Fibrous
Color: blue green, green
Streak: light green
Class: Monoclinic
Hardness: 2

Collection: Waldner Collection

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Junitoite

with Kinoite - #37936

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Locality: Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States
Formula: CaZn₂Si₂O₇·H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 6 x 5 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet
Special Info: Type Locality

Very nice colorless bladed Junitoite crystals up to 4mm long some free-standing with sparse Kinoite. Some of the Junitoite is lilac in color due to smectite.

Junitoite

Formula: CaZn₂Si₂O₇·H₂O
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Cleavage: Good, None, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: colorless, white
Streak: white
Class: Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
Fracture: Brittle
Hardness: 4.5

Collection: Waldner Collection
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