Chrysocolla replacing Serperite

specimen number:
2354277

location:
Jackpot Mine, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA

description:
Most of the top of this matrix is covered by what were once crystallized serpierite, these now replaced by bluish green chrysocolla. In good condition. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Jack Nieburger.

The Jackpot Mine, situated in the Wilson Mining District of Lyon County, Nevada, is hosted within local metasedimentary and volcanic rock formations associated with regional faulting and mineralized veins containing silver, lead, and zinc. Historically operated as a small-scale underground prospect, the site gained attention primarily among mineral collectors for its diverse secondary oxidation assemblages rather than large-scale industrial output.

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