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Rare Silicified Chrysocolla & Druzy Vug Pocket Rough Specimen – Copper Hills (Globe, Arizona)
Weight: Approx. 2 lbs (32 oz)
Dimensions: Approx. 7.5\" x 4.5\" x 3\"
Locality: Copper Hills, Globe-Miami District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Rock/Mineral Type: Silicified Chrysocolla / Gem Silica Matrix
Up for sale is an incredibly unique, self-collected raw copper-bearing porphyry matrix specimen sourced directly from the historic Copper Hills area near Globe, Arizona. This piece showcases beautiful pockets of vibrant teal-blue and forest-green secondary copper mineralization running throughout a dense, fractured breccia host rock.
Key Visual & Physical Features: Silicified & Incredibly Hard: Unlike standard soft chrysocolla, this piece has been heavily injected with natural subterranean silica fluid (chalcedony/quartz). It is remarkably tough and solid—field-tested against a steel geology pick with zero fracturing or flaking. It is highly durable and structurally sound.Intricate \"Drawn\" Vug/Pocket: Features a fascinating open fracture running right through the face. The interior cavity walls look beautifully \"drawn\" or painted, coated tightly with fine microcrystalline chalcedony layers and subtle crystalline drusy pockets that catch the light beautifully.
Perfect as an eye-catching cabinet display piece for regional mineral collectors, or as a premium lapidary rough piece. Due to its intense silicification, this rock will take a brilliant, glass-like finish if slabbed and cabbed on a diamond saw
