Description/Interesting Notes:
A magnificent example of this rare species from Broken Hill!!! This specimen is comprised almost entirely of crystalline
marshite on a thin portion of matrix in association with a small amount of cuprite and native copper!!! The marshite
crystals owe their lively red color to rich inclusions of bright red chalcotrichite!!! The marshite is very well
crystallized, consisting of a dense network of lustrous, translucent red crystals that range in size to approximately
1mm!!! Although the crystals are quite complex,
upon close inspection, one can see triangular faces as well as
overall pyramidal habits!!! The pics don't
come close to doing it justice!!! This is rare, older material from Broken Hill!!! Of course the crystals exhibit red fluorescence under
SW UV as well!!!
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