MXSA03 Shattuckite with Aurichalcite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
12.0x 8.0x 7.8 cm
$380
While the Milpillas Mine is best known for its spectacular azurite specimens, it has also produced particularly good examples of a number of other species-- native copper, brochantite, volborthite, and cuprite to name a few. The latest surprise from this mine has been shattuckite. The last decade has seen a couple good finds of this species, most notably in Namibia and Congo, and now those are joined by these Mexican examples.
This is a large piece with shattuckite on a couple sides It is not perfect-- a number of the balls are sheared-- but this is still an exceptional rich example of the species for the price (think about how much the Namibian ones go for) and the aurichalcite in the matrix makes for a particularly striking appearance.
