Hidalgoite (w. malachite on quartz)

TSNB592
Specimen
Pinch, W.W.
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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Specimen Title

Hidalgoite (w. malachite on quartz)

Associated Minerals

malachite; quartz

Principal Mineral

Hidalgoite

Size

Miniature; 37mm

Location in the Mine

Undetermined

Provenance

Pinch, W.W.

Collection

MGMH; 2020.7.741

Entry Number

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.