hidalgoite (w. malachite on quartz)

TSNB592

Specimen

Exhibit 1. Hidalgoite (w. malachite on quartz); 37 mm.
Exhibit 1. Hidalgoite (w. malachite on quartz); 37 mm.
Image Credit: John Schneider
Exhibit 2. 20 mm field of view.
Exhibit 2. 20 mm field of view.
Image Credit: John Schneider
Exhibit 3. Specimen label (Bill Pinch).
Exhibit 3. Specimen label (Bill Pinch).
Image Credit: John Schneider
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Title

hidalgoite (w. malachite on quartz)

Principal Mineral

Hidalgoite

Size

Miniature; 37mm

Collection

MGMH 2020.7.741

Provenance

Pinch, W.W.

Entry Type

Specimen TSNB592

Description

Golden-yellow microcrystals of hidalgoite (exhibits 1 and 2) associated with malachite and encrusting milky-white quartz.

The specimen is from the Pinch Collection and, according to Pinch's label (Exhibit 3), has been analysed by XRD and by EMPA. The location in the mine is not recorded.

Associated Minerals

malachite; quartz