GOLDHILLITE

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Goldhillite from the Type Locality at Gold Hill mine, Tooele Co., Utah, USA. This miniature specimen was, until very recently, labelled as Philipsburgite, but recent analytical wor k has shown that due to a general absence of phosphate within the Gold Hill mine mineral deposit these green crystal sprays are an entirely new species - named in 2022 as Goldhillite. Magnification is required to best appreciate this specimen, but the upper surface is liberally scattered with fairly flat-lying rosettes of platy, deep forest green, Goldhillite microcrystals. The rosettes reach up to 3 mm in diameter. Some of the higher, protruding rosettes show slight bruising damage, but most are clean and excellent examples of this new species. Show more