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Shattuckite Ps. Cuprite
M'sesa Deposit, Kambove, Katanga, Congo
Thumbnail, 1.7 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
Ex. Wendell E. Wilson
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Shattuckite is normally found as crusts or small acicular radiating sprays. I hear that once, in the early 1980s, they found a pocket of these wild pseudomorphs after cuprite. I have seen 3 of them in my lifetime, only. This is the largest and sharpest by far of those. To find such a large shattuckite in the form of a pseudomorph, or in any form for that matter, is truly extraordinary. The waxy-luster and the strong blue color is very attractive, and the well-terminated faces show nicely in front (though there are a few rougher faces in back). Really quite a remarkable specimen on many levels and certainly a major thumbnail of unique value.