Agardite and conichalciteMicromounting is the collection of photogenic minerals that can only be see

Agardite and conichalciteMicromounting is the collection of photogenic minerals that can only be seen under the microscope. We did an article promoting the advantages of such a collection in terms of storage, cost and transport athttp://tinyurl.com/kzlp9ky. They often display perfection of colour and crystal habit unthinkable in macro scale crystals at anything less than thousands of dollars. Great specimens can be found for yourself in abandoned mines.Unlike the specimen in the post linked above, which evokes visions of fire, the wonder in this photo evokes a marine scene, with sea urchins that formed in the oxidised zone of a rare earth bearing oxidised zone of a copper ore deposit. Yellow green crystals of the rare earth hydrated arsenate mineral agardite have formed on top of tufts of bright blue needles of the calcium copper arsenate mineral conichalcite. The specimen comes from the Imperial Mine in Nevada and the field of view is 4.5mm.LozImage credit: Yaiba Sakaguchihttp://www.mindat.org/min-46.htmlhttp://www.galleries.com/minerals/phosphat/agardite/agardite.htmhttp://www.dakotamatrix.com/mineralpedia/4894/agardite-lahttp://www.mindat.org/min-1119.htmlhttp://www.galleries.com/Conichalcitehttp://www.dakotamatrix.com/mineralpedia/5864/conichalcite -- source link

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