Interesting Chinese novelty. Very sharp dipyramidal crystals of Liroconite, with good luster and an intense blue color, with green tones in some areas of the specimen, on matrix. The specimen has been analyzed in depth due to the curious presence of greenish tones in the crystals that turned out to be due to slight impurities of iron.
We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer. This specimen has been published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the 'What’s New on the Internet Reports' section, report 66, April 15, 2023 edition, page 2
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province China (12/2021)
Specimen size: 1.4 × 1.4 × 1.1 cm = 0.55” × 0.55” × 0.43”
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