Calcite phosphate No damage to the Brookites

No damage to the Brookites and it's not very often that one finds such superb eye-catching examples of the species in near full-size cabinet display specimens such as this

Then a second deposit of Native Copper arrived

with the famous "Staffelite" association

most of the Natrolite that one will see from this locality is massive

Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite is actually a variety of Hydroxylapatite and is well known from a fair number of world localities

Calcite phosphate No damage to the BrookitesA gorgeous and aesthetic display specimen featuring notably lustrous, well formed, complex modified scalenohedral crystals with a translucent quality ranging from white to colorless in areas. The specimen grew in a stalactitic formation, with a central "core" upon which the Calcites grew. This historic copper mining district is best known for its beautiful Azurite and Malachite specimens, but the Calcites stand out as some of the best from Arizona.