Museum Collection
This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
Not for Sale.
Quartz / Chrysocolla
Orange River, Northern Cape, South Africa
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| Classification |
Mineral |
| Tags |
Inclusion
Coating
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| Origin Location |
Orange River, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| Description |
A fine cluster of included quartz that displays beautiful aqua inclusions just under the surface of the crystals, concentrated into the tip of each crystal. The specimen was identified to us as a chrysocolla inclusion - but it also resembles a quartz with ajoite inclusion. Some of the crystals also have a unique rusty red coating on the surface of some faces, giving them a very distinctive contrast to the light blue inclusions. A truly unique and special cluster. |
| Luster |
Vitreous |
| Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
| Handling |
No special handling is required. |
| Modifications |
No modifications. |
| Size Group |
Small Cabinet |
| Weight |
97.10 grams |
| Dimensions |
Not measured precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Quantity |
1 Specimen |
| Mineral List |
Quartz: SiO2
silicon dioxide *
Chrysocolla: (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O
copper hydrogen silicon pentoxygen oxygen hydrogen hydrogen oxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Augelite / Siderite Quartz Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Granite var. Corbière Wollastonite Ajoite / Quartz |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
Cu Al H Si O K Cu Al Si O H
Cu Al H Si O Ca Cu Al Si O H
Cu Al H Si O Cu Al Si O H S
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Search Wikipedia: Quartz (Wiki)
Search Mindat: Quartz
Search Web Mineral DB: Quartz
Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Quartz
Search Wikipedia: Chrysocolla (Wiki)
Search Mindat: Chrysocolla
Search Web Mineral DB: Chrysocolla
Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Chrysocolla
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