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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 3.25 inches wide by 2.5 inches long and 1.2 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.