Shattuckite with Khorixasite Specimen (Mesopotamia Copper Valley, Kunene, Namibia) - 2310SKS-MCVN-2
About this Specimen:
3.5 x 3.2 x 2.9cm
28.3g
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Here’s a very rare find!
This is a specimen of botryoidal Shattuckite. The little “fluffy” balls of light blue are very precious and adorable.
Shattuckite is an uncommon copper silicate mineral. It was first discovered in 1915 in Arizona, and later, wherever there are copper deposits, like the Kalahari desert, Mexico, and Greece.
Shattuckite comes in various crystal forms including radiating, botryoidal, reniform, stalactitic, etc.
Shattuckite is popular, not just because of its rarity value, but because of its exceptional blue colour. Additionally, it is very fragile (3.5 Mohs), and so many pieces tend to be damaged to some extent.
What makes our Shattuckite specimen particularly special is the presence of Khorixasite – a very, very rare mineral.
Khorixasite is a group of arsenates, vanadates (rare) and phosphates (very rare). And they grow in exceedingly tiny needles. Named after the Khorixas District, where it is found, it is a unisourced mineral that is little known about precisely because of its rarity and miniscule size.
The classification of Khorixasite as an official mineral was only approved in 2016, shortly after it was discovered. More information is pending as the mineral community awaits publication about the geology and science behind Khorixasite.
Do check out the picture from our digital microscope, showing the needle crystal formations of the khorixasite!
About this Specimen:
3.5 x 3.2 x 2.9cm
28.3g
—————
Here’s a very rare find!
This is a specimen of botryoidal Shattuckite. The little “fluffy” balls of light blue are very precious and adorable.
Shattuckite is an uncommon copper silicate mineral. It was first discovered in 1915 in Arizona, and later, wherever there are copper deposits, like the Kalahari desert, Mexico, and Greece.
Shattuckite comes in various crystal forms including radiating, botryoidal, reniform, stalactitic, etc.
Shattuckite is popular, not just because of its rarity value, but because of its exceptional blue colour. Additionally, it is very fragile (3.5 Mohs), and so many pieces tend to be damaged to some extent.
What makes our Shattuckite specimen particularly special is the presence of Khorixasite – a very, very rare mineral.
Khorixasite is a group of arsenates, vanadates (rare) and phosphates (very rare). And they grow in exceedingly tiny needles. Named after the Khorixas District, where it is found, it is a unisourced mineral that is little known about precisely because of its rarity and miniscule size.
The classification of Khorixasite as an official mineral was only approved in 2016, shortly after it was discovered. More information is pending as the mineral community awaits publication about the geology and science behind Khorixasite.
Do check out the picture from our digital microscope, showing the needle crystal formations of the khorixasite!
About this Specimen:
3.5 x 3.2 x 2.9cm
28.3g
—————
Here’s a very rare find!
This is a specimen of botryoidal Shattuckite. The little “fluffy” balls of light blue are very precious and adorable.
Shattuckite is an uncommon copper silicate mineral. It was first discovered in 1915 in Arizona, and later, wherever there are copper deposits, like the Kalahari desert, Mexico, and Greece.
Shattuckite comes in various crystal forms including radiating, botryoidal, reniform, stalactitic, etc.
Shattuckite is popular, not just because of its rarity value, but because of its exceptional blue colour. Additionally, it is very fragile (3.5 Mohs), and so many pieces tend to be damaged to some extent.
What makes our Shattuckite specimen particularly special is the presence of Khorixasite – a very, very rare mineral.
Khorixasite is a group of arsenates, vanadates (rare) and phosphates (very rare). And they grow in exceedingly tiny needles. Named after the Khorixas District, where it is found, it is a unisourced mineral that is little known about precisely because of its rarity and miniscule size.
The classification of Khorixasite as an official mineral was only approved in 2016, shortly after it was discovered. More information is pending as the mineral community awaits publication about the geology and science behind Khorixasite.
Do check out the picture from our digital microscope, showing the needle crystal formations of the khorixasite!
