EXCEPTIONAL DRUZY CHRYSOCOLLA. ...

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EXCEPTIONAL DRUZY CHRYSOCOLLA
Cyprus Baghdad Mine, Baghdad, Eureka District, Yavaphai County, Arizona
This exceptional specimen of druzy Chrysocolla was rescued by the miner's wife, who argued that it was too beautiful to cut up for jewelry and should be left intact. She won. Displaying exceptional areas of bright robin's egg blue Chrysocolla that have been generously overcoated by brilliant, colorless Quartz crystals, there are interwoven veins of green Malachite, subtle swirls of white Quartz, as well as contrasting patches of ochre country rock. Current mine production of druzy Chrysocolla is virtually non-existent and it is unknown when, if ever, more of these colorful specimens will be unearthed. This aesthetic specimen measures a sizable 19 x 19 x 9 inches and weighs 95 pounds.

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