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Description: Caledonite Locality: Blue Bell claims (Hard Luck claims), Baker area, San Bernardino County, California, USA (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 4.8 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm. Caledonite is a rare copper, lead sulfate and this bright and rich specimen hails from an uncommon California locale for the species - the Blue Bell Claims near Baker, San Bernardino County. Scintillating, turquoise-blue caledonite microcrystals richly cover the quartz-rich matrix. Older material from the Don Belsher Collection. His card indicates that he purchased the piece in Tucson in 1973.
Title: Caledonite-240036
Credit: http://www.mindat.org/photo-240036.html
Author: Robert M. Lavinsky
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