Atacamite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)

Item Description

A classic display specimen of Atacamite from the type locality for the species. This is an older specimen and is loaded with dozens of sparkling, almost wet-looking, rich emerald green, thin bladed crystals of Atacmite measuring up to 5 mm with minor Malachite "balls" on matrix. A great, colorful "old time" specimen of this beloved copper hydroxyhalide. Pieces of this size and quality are not easy to find on the market anymore - from the older finds - so don't miss out on this colorfull and richly covered specimen. This specimen comes from the collection of Willard W. Wulff (1904-1998) of Colorado Springs, Colorado, a prominent figure and collector of Colorado minerals. Wulff was one of the founding members of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society in 1936. You can read Willard's bio on the Mineralogical Record website here ( http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=1528 ). The piece comes with a typed label from Wulff on one of his famous 3x5 index cards which states it was obtained from Wilson House of Tucson, Arizona.