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Dense Shattuckite from Bisbee
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Collection |
Robert Lavinsky |
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Description |
This is a beautiful two-toned blue specimen of cutter-grade, very dense Shattuckite from the type locality - the Shattuck Mine at Bisbee, Arizona. Portions of both sides are micro-crystalline. Excellent, old-time material from the Charles Hansen Collection. According to his label, the specimen was collected in 1935. The mine closed in 1947. 169 grams or 5.9 ounces. |
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Locality |
Shattuck Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona |
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Dimensions |
6.0 x 4.9 x 2.9 cm. |
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Specimen Grade |
C |
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Photograph |
www.iRocks.com Photo
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