A treasure trove of mineral species is nestled in a protected vug, highlighted by a spherical ball of lustrous, blue-green clinoclase: a rare copper asenate/hydroxide. The best upright-standing cluster measures .7 cm across. Spears of splendent purple blue crystals, to .1 cm in length, may be azurite or perhaps even linarite. Tabular, translucent white crystals of baryte, to .7 cm across, are also a part of this pocket. A crust of rich green malachite forms the innermost portion of the vug. Ex. Lawrence Conklin, New York State Museum, and George F. Kunz Collections.
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