JH18716 Calcite from the Abril Mine, AZ

Description

Up for bid is a Calcite and Aragonite specimen from the Abril mine in Cochise County Arizona. The Calcite fluoresces Orange under SW UV. The cracks in the Calcite have been filled in with Aragonite which fluoresces Blue-Grey under all UV wavelengths and is also phosphorescent. There are also some specs of an unknown that fluoresces Green under all UV wavelengths and is also phosphorescent. I originally thought this was contamination form a Franklin Willemite specimen but the Green does not brush off. On closer inspection you can see the largest area of the Green fluorescing mineral is embedded in the Aragonite.
The Abril Mine was discovered in 1903 and was closed in 1953. It has also been called the Dos Hermanos Mine and the Herrera Mine. It was primarily mined for Zinc, Copper and Lead, however the following commodities were also produced: Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Wollastonite, Asbestos, Bismuth, Beryllium, Lithium, Cadmium, Gallium, Cobalt and Tungsten.
Description: Calcite (FL Orange SW), Aragonite in Cracks (FL Blue-Grey SW, White MW, LW, Phosphorescent), Unknown (FL Green SW, MW, LW, phosphorescent)
Location: Abril Mine (Dos Hermanos Mine; Herrera Mine), Cochise Stronghold, Cochise Co., AZ, USA
Size: 3.2" x 2" x 1.6"
Weight: 5.5 oz
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