Description
This spangolite is from the Mex-Tex Mine in Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA. This was a lead mine that contained 43 different minerals including the copper sulfate spangolite. It contains the elements Cu, Al, S, O and H. This specimen consists of a barite crystal matrix and euhedral spangolite crystals with acicular crystals of brochantite (another copper sulfate) scattered about the piece. It measures 1 3/4 x 1 1/6 x 1 inches or 45 x 25 x 24 mm.
