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Blueridgeite Cuprocherokeeite Bechererite & Elyite

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Locality: 
Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with a host of rare and new mineral species from the Redmond Mine. One vug hosts nice pale blue clusters of the new species blueridgeite nearby blades of deep violet elyite. Another vug hosts a small cluster of twinned, blue-green cuprocherokeeite crystals. A third (not pictured) cavity hosts a single, pale blue crystal of bechererite attached to a pale blue sphere of what is most likely zincochenite. A very nice combination specimen with some very rare and interesting species. 

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Blueridgeite

Formula: 
[Pb8Zn3Cu2+(OH)16](SO4)2(S2O3)2 · 2H2O
Strunz: 
7.DF.X
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Colour: 
Blue
Type Locality: 
Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

Cuprocherokeeite

Formula: 
[Pb8Zn3Cu2+(OH)16](SO4)4 · 4H2O
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Redmond Mine, Haywood Co, North Carolina, USA

Bechererite

Formula: 
(Zn,Cu)6Zn2(SO4,HSiO4)2(OH)12
Strunz: 
7.DD.55
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tonopah-Belmont Mine (East Vulture Mine; Belmont-McNeil Mine; Economy Mining Co. Mine), Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA

Elyite

Formula: 
Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O
Strunz: 
7.DF.65
Hardness: 
2.0
Colour: 
Purple
Type Locality: 
Caroline tunnel, Ward mine (Silver King mine), Ward District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA

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