Malachite stalactites (rare old Utah) Robertson Coll.

Item Description

Mineral specimens attributable to this obscure copper mine are RARE compared to those from the nearby and better known Apex Mine. Diverging finger-like segmented malachite stalactites form an aesthetic and sculptural small cabinet specimen. The broken/contacted tips reveal the hollow tubes where the precipitating copper-rich fluids flowed, add pizzazz. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 7433 and acquired in the mid-1970s. The locality information is written in her box. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017). Rare, old-time Utah malachite.