A fascinating combination of delicate crystalline formations and dramatic mineral contrasts, this Selenite on Shattuckite specimen from Mexico's famous Ojuela Mine is full of intricate details.
Soft seafoam green, pale aqua, and buttery yellow crystalline formations spread across a dark charcoal-colored matrix, creating a striking contrast of colors and textures. Delicate, clear, elongated selenite crystals form intricate clusters throughout the specimen, while turquoise-blue mineralization and touches of warmth add beautiful natural color variation.
At its impressive size, this substantial specimen offers a captivating display of delicate crystal growth against a rugged mineral background.
Dimensions: 4 × 4 × 2 inches
Weight: 508 grams
Locality: Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
Selenite: Energy cleansing, mental clarity, peacefulness, and spiritual awareness.
Shattuckite: Intuition, truthful communication, emotional balance, and personal insight.
Together, these minerals are believed to encourage clear thinking, honest expression, and a peaceful connection between intuition and understanding.
A legendary Mexican mine! The Ojuela Mine is one of Mexico's most celebrated mineral localities, famous for producing an extraordinary variety of collectible minerals. Its mineral diversity includes everything from brilliant yellow legrandite to colorful adamite and sparkling gypsum crystals.
A mine with a bridge in the sky! Ojuela Mine is famous not only for its extraordinary minerals but also for its historic suspension bridge, which once carried mining materials across a dramatic canyon. Today, the bridge remains one of the area's most recognizable landmarks.
Named after the moon: Selenite is a crystalline variety of gypsum and gets its name from Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon. Its delicate, translucent appearance inspired the connection.
A mineral with an Arizona connection: Shattuckite was first described in 1915 and named after the Shattuck Mine in Bisbee, Arizona. This copper-rich silicate is known for its beautiful shades of blue and its delicate fibrous crystal formations.
Collector Care: Selenite is exceptionally soft, measuring just 2 on the Mohs hardness scale. Keep this specimen dry, avoid direct contact with water, and handle gently to preserve its delicate crystalline features.
Beautiful pale aqua, seafoam green, and buttery yellow coloration
Intricate translucent and elongated crystal formations
Dramatic dark charcoal-colored matrix
Rare
Excellent contrast
From the historic Ojuela Mine in Durango, Mexico
Chemical Formula: CaSO₄·2H₂O
Mineral Class: Sulfates
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Mohs Hardness: 2
Luster: Vitreous to pearly or silky
Streak: White
Cleavage: Perfect in one direction; distinct in two others
Specific Gravity: Approximately 2.3
Crystal Habit: Transparent to translucent tabular, prismatic, and bladed crystals, sometimes forming layered or twinned aggregates.
Chemical Formula: Cu₅(SiO₃)₄(OH)₂
Mineral Class: Silicates (Inosilicates)
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Mohs Hardness: 3.5
Luster: Silky
Streak: Pale blue
Cleavage: Perfect in two directions
Specific Gravity: Approximately 4.1
Crystal Habit: Typically forms fibrous, needle-like, radiating, and rounded aggregates. Its distinctive blue coloration comes from copper within its chemical structure.
A fascinating combination of delicate crystalline formations and dramatic mineral contrasts, this Selenite on Shattuckite specimen from Mexico's famous Ojuela Mine is full of intricate details.
Soft seafoam green, pale aqua, and buttery yellow crystalline formations spread across a dark charcoal-colored matrix, creating a striking contrast of colors and textures. Delicate, clear, elongated selenite crystals form intricate clusters throughout the specimen, while turquoise-blue mineralization and touches of warmth add beautiful natural color variation.
At its impressive size, this substantial specimen offers a captivating display of delicate crystal growth against a rugged mineral background.
Dimensions: 4 × 4 × 2 inches
Weight: 508 grams
Locality: Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
Selenite: Energy cleansing, mental clarity, peacefulness, and spiritual awareness.
Shattuckite: Intuition, truthful communication, emotional balance, and personal insight.
Together, these minerals are believed to encourage clear thinking, honest expression, and a peaceful connection between intuition and understanding.
A legendary Mexican mine! The Ojuela Mine is one of Mexico's most celebrated mineral localities, famous for producing an extraordinary variety of collectible minerals. Its mineral diversity includes everything from brilliant yellow legrandite to colorful adamite and sparkling gypsum crystals.
A mine with a bridge in the sky! Ojuela Mine is famous not only for its extraordinary minerals but also for its historic suspension bridge, which once carried mining materials across a dramatic canyon. Today, the bridge remains one of the area's most recognizable landmarks.
Named after the moon: Selenite is a crystalline variety of gypsum and gets its name from Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon. Its delicate, translucent appearance inspired the connection.
A mineral with an Arizona connection: Shattuckite was first described in 1915 and named after the Shattuck Mine in Bisbee, Arizona. This copper-rich silicate is known for its beautiful shades of blue and its delicate fibrous crystal formations.
Collector Care: Selenite is exceptionally soft, measuring just 2 on the Mohs hardness scale. Keep this specimen dry, avoid direct contact with water, and handle gently to preserve its delicate crystalline features.
Beautiful pale aqua, seafoam green, and buttery yellow coloration
Intricate translucent and elongated crystal formations
Dramatic dark charcoal-colored matrix
Rare
Excellent contrast
From the historic Ojuela Mine in Durango, Mexico
Chemical Formula: CaSO₄·2H₂O
Mineral Class: Sulfates
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Mohs Hardness: 2
Luster: Vitreous to pearly or silky
Streak: White
Cleavage: Perfect in one direction; distinct in two others
Specific Gravity: Approximately 2.3
Crystal Habit: Transparent to translucent tabular, prismatic, and bladed crystals, sometimes forming layered or twinned aggregates.
Chemical Formula: Cu₅(SiO₃)₄(OH)₂
Mineral Class: Silicates (Inosilicates)
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Mohs Hardness: 3.5
Luster: Silky
Streak: Pale blue
Cleavage: Perfect in two directions
Specific Gravity: Approximately 4.1
Crystal Habit: Typically forms fibrous, needle-like, radiating, and rounded aggregates. Its distinctive blue coloration comes from copper within its chemical structure.
