Kinoite crystal specimens; Christmas Mine, AZ, USA; 1 flat

Kinoite crystals, Christmas Mine, Arizona, USA, 1 flat

One very nice flat of kinoite specimens. Rich dark blue crystals on matrix from the Christmas mine, which is THE pre-eminent locality for this rare copper silicate and essentially occurs no where else on earth in quality specimens with eye-visible crystals

This flat of top end specimens all with rich kinoite crystals on matrix is from the Christmas Mine, in Gila County, AZ. It is very old stock. Light to dark blue 0.1 - 1 mm kinoite crystals scattered on matrix. Possible associations are apophyllite, ruizite; 12 specimens.

Picture shows sample.

Kinoite crystals, light blue, sea blue, medium blue, vitreous