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GR111 Shattuckite

GR111 Shattuckite

$120.00

GR111: Shattuckite. Locality: South Africa Selection: Rough.

Appearance: Handpicked from our rock collection. Exceptional quality.

Please note: Display photos are shot under various light settings, the last photos shot wet.

Approximate measurements: LxWxH10″ x 5 3/8″ x 2 3/4″ Weight – 6 pounds.

Availability: single piece, exclusive 

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Description

Shattuckite is a copper silicatehydroxide mineral with formula Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic – dipyramidal crystal system and usually occurs in a granular massive form and also as fibrous acicular crystals. It is closely allied to plancheite in structure and appearance.

Shattuckite is a relatively rare copper silicate mineral. It was first discovered in 1915 in the copper mines of Bisbee, Arizona, specifically the Shattuck Mine (hence the name). It is a secondary mineral that forms from the alteration of other secondary minerals. At the Shattuck Mine, it forms pseudomorphs after malachite. A pseudomorph is an atom-by-atom replacement of a crystal structure by another crystal structure, but with little alteration of the outward shape of the original crystal. It is sometimes used as a gemstone.

Additional information

Weight 6.087 lbs
Dimensions 10 × 5.375 × 2.75 in

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