Chrysocolla - stalactitic with Quartz
stock #21.1-213
Ball Park Bench, Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County
Arizona,
United States
3.7 x 1.7 x .9 CM (small miniature/ large thumbnail (toenail))
price: $650
Early summer 2021
Excellent form and complex color mix in this cluster of translucent stalactitic form Chrysocolla. From a recently rediscovered old stock of the 1978 find at the Ray Mine, this is a choice example of a quality rarely available. A classic for Arizona and the USA this piece comes from the noted Ball Park Bench find. The Quartz is a milky to clear overgrowth that is translucent and gives a very special look to the blue forms. This piece has 4 conjoined fingers all of which are complete without any tip damage as was common. Also unusual is the range of color from blue to a yellow-green hue. Choice.
Chrysocolla - stalactitic with Quartz overgrowth
stock #21.1-212
Ball Park Bench, Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County
Arizona,
United States
3.3 x 1.2 x .7 CM (small miniature/ large thumbnail (toenail))
price: $320
Early summer 2021
Fine form and vivid color in this translucent stalactitic-form Chrysocolla. From a recently rediscovered old stock of the 1978 find at the Ray Mine, this is a choice example of a quality rarely available. A classic for Arizona and the USA this piece comes from the Ball Park Bench find. The Quartz is a clear drusy overgrowth that is translucent to transparent. This piece is a pair of conjoined fingers growing from a sliver of Chrysocolla. The dark green looks like Malachite but we are told that this is a more oxidized Chrysocolla that has bands of blue and green. The fingers are perfect, no chips or damage, the base is the only broken bit as it was the point of removal.
Chrysocolla stalactites - coated by Quartz
stock #21.1-214
Ball Park Bench, Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County
Arizona,
United States
4.1 x 1.6 x .9 CM (small miniature/ large thumbnail (toenail))
price: $750
Early summer 2021
Fine form and vivid color in this cluster of translucent stalactitic form Chrysocolla. From a recently rediscovered old stock of the 1978 find at the Ray Mine, this is a choice example of a quality rarely available. A classic for Arizona and the USA this piece comes from the Ball Park Bench find. The Quartz is a milky to clear overgrowth that is translucent and gives a very special look to the blue forms. This piece has 5 conjoined fingers, 4 being perfect with one having a tip chip. the chip can be concealed by the display angle.
Chrysocolla - drusy
stock #21.1-010
Inca De Oro, Chanaral
Atacama Region,
Chile
6.3 x 3.6 x 1.6 CM (cabinet)
price: $250
new year 2021
Bright blue and with a sparkling druse of Quartz over the display face. Sawn on back it seems this was being fashioned into a jewelry item but was left unfinished. Displays well and the color is an excellent blue, with some green hues seen under strong lighting. The Chrysocolla finds from Chile was a major source of fine specimens for many years. These are no longer available and they have begun to increase in price quickly for choice pieces.
Chrysocolla (drusy) with Malachite
stock #20.1-629
Inca De Oro, Chanaral
Atacama Region,
Chile
7.1 x 3.7 x 3 CM (cabinet)
price: $700
new year 2021
Sparkling blue-green masses of Chrysocolla that has replaced earlier primary Malachite crystals. The entire surface is covered with tiny Quartz crystals that gives the drusy sparkle effect. Some very small bits of Malachite are still present but mostly this is all Chrysocolla. Some of the forms are fingers or stalactites in clusters, one of which has the look of a tree from the right angle. In excellent condition the color and form on this piece is outstanding. This locality has not produced any Chrysocolla for several years now. These replacements are a modern classic and in person this one is highly esthetic, far better than typical.
A superb example of this unique find that is now considered a classic. Esthetic free standing main crystal is a zoned replacement of Chrysocolla after Malachite which had previously replaced the Azurite crystal. The crystal itself and the small matrix is also dusted with tiny, gem clear yellow to orange Wulfenites which adds a nice sparkle. In fine condition as seen, these are modern classics and one of the treasures for Copper secondary collectors that are not often available and very rarely as nicely composed as this.
Quartz on Chrysocolla and Malachite
stock #20.1-176
Phelps Dodge Morenci Mine, Morenci, Copper Mt. Mining District, Greenlee
Arizona,
United States
11.6 x 8.1 x 6.2 CM (cabinet)
price: $1100
Spring 2020
A large colorful Copper secondary display specimen from an old find in Arizona. A druze of tiny clear Quartz crystals is covering many green Malachite balls and areas of bright blue Chrysocolla. The overall effect is sparkling and vivid in person. A sizable specimen from Morenci. The bulk of the matrix is layers of Chrysocolla in several shades of blue looking like a rich Turquoise. Some of those thin layers seem to be "gem Silica" that when thick enough is highly sought after for Lapidary. These layers are too thin for that and the surrounding Chrysocolla is quite brittle besides. The matrix has been properly stabilized to keep it from cracking as some Chrysocolla can do. This piece is early sixties vintage and simply eyecatching.
Chrysocolla PS after Malachite after Azurite
stock #15.1-330
Lupoto mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copper Crescent
Katanga (Shaba),
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
9.1 x 8.1 x 5.9 CM (cabinet)
price: $780
An eye-catching complex cluster of very sharp crystal forms that show clearly the original shape of the Azurite crystals that were altered to Malachite and are now nearly all Chrysocolla. A few of the smaller crystals have broken section that show the core of unaltered Malachite. Other crystals are now hollow as well, reaching up to 3.2 CM long. Overall this is a delicate specimen that is very 3 dimensional and a choice cast form . One of the mineralogical discoveries that made big news about 2 years ago, these are now quite scarce on the market.
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