Hemimorphite (uncommon Tiger) Robertson Coll.

Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona
Miniature, 3.7 x 3.1 x 2.4 cm
Start Time: 09/08/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/13/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Hemimorphite is a RARE secondary zinc mineral from this famous mine at Tiger. Pretty light blue translucent botryoids with satin luster richly and attratively cover the miniature matrix. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 3822 and acquired in December, 1964. Kay's label lists Hydrozincite, but that species is not listed for Tiger by MINDAT. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record). RARE blue hemimorphite from Tiger and an MUST for the locality or species collector.

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