3.75" Colorful Quartz and Malachite on Shattuckite - Mexico

Colorful Quartz and Malachite on Shattuckite - Mexico #256544

This is a gorgeous, 3.75" wide specimen showing small quartz clusters grown on on shattuckite, interspersed by layers of malachite. It was collected near Milpillas, Mexico.

Shattuckite is a scarce copper mineral highly regarded for its vivid blue color. It is named after the Shattuck Mine in Bisbee, Arizona, where this mineral was first discovered. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic–dipyramidal crystal system and usually occurs in a granular massive form or as fibrous acicular crystals.

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