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Rare Calcite on Chrysocolla Mineral Specimen From Ray Mine in Arizona
This rare mineral specimen of Chrysocolla Malachite with a white Calcite crystals is 3.6 inches long by 2.5 inches wide and 1 inch at its thickest.
The Calcite crystals cover one tip.
This mineral specimen is from the Ray Copper Mine in Pinal County, Arizona.
Calcite is a carbonate mineral. Calcite comes in many formations and colors and is found all over the world.
The name Calcite is derived from the German Calcit, a term from the 19th century that came from the Latin word for lime.
Chrysocolla is a copper silicate and is found in the copper oxide zones of major copper deposits. It is usually found with other copper ores, most commonly Malachite.
