2.4" Deep-Green Libethenite Crystal Cluster

This specimens is 2.4" wide and contains lustrous libethenite crystals. This came from old mineral stock and unfortunately was not labeled with a more specific locality. Libethenite can be found in several states with significant copper deposits including Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Idaho. The crystals have deep-green coloration and bear a pseudo-octahedral structure.

Libethenite is a secondary copper phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Cu2PO4OH. The crystals are typically dark green and orthorhombic in shape and form within the oxidation zones of copper ore deposits.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Libethenite
LOCATION
United States
SIZE
2.4 x 1.7"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#169818