LINARITE in QUARTZ - Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA

Blue Linarite and green Brochantite with druzy clear Quartz that covers a single gray Galena cubic crystal. There's a pale-white SW and yellow LW fluorescence on the specimen, from secondary carbonate minerals on the surface.

ex Fred J. Parker "Parker Minerals"

from Sunshine no. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine (Portalas-Blanchard Mine), Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA

Measures approximately 3 x 1 x 1 inch, 5.92 oz / 76 x 25 x 25 mm, 168g

this specimen is featured on mindat, minID: YD9-QA8

Price# 150.00 USD

Item # A0670214   

To show the fluorescent response the specimen was illuminated using 6 watt 254nm (Short Wave) / 366nm (Long Wave) UVGL-58 lamp (you need a proper UV light source to observe the fluorescence, more powerful lamp = brighter response).

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