{"product_id":"linarite-caledonite-brochantite-blue-bell-mine-soda-mountains-san-bernardino-county-california-usa-copy","title":"Spurrite- Spurrite skarn lens, South Sister Peak, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Luna Co, New Mexico, USA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSpurrite\u003cbr\u003eSpurrite skarn lens, South Sister Peak, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna Co, New Mexico, USA\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 4.8 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eProvenance: Older collection specimen; original catalog label No. 254 included. Original label records Luna County, New Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAn older New Mexico Spurrite specimen showing pale lavender-gray to smoky gray massive Spurrite beneath an extensive coating of snowy white to pale cream alteration products. Portions of the underlying Spurrite remain exposed with a smooth, somewhat vitreous to resinous appearance, contrasting strongly with the fine-grained white surface material. Classic material from the unusual contact-metamorphic Spurrite occurrence in the Tres Hermanas Mountains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNew Mexico Bureau of Mines literature describes the Luna County occurrence specifically at South Sister Peak, where Spurrite occurs as a massive, mostly purple band formed from a limestone xenolith in quartz monzonite. The heavy white coating is expected for this material. The New Mexico Bureau of Mines notes that the Spurrite from this deposit \u003cem\u003equickly develops a white calcium-carbonate coating on weathering\u003c\/em\u003e. It is intentionally left and not cleaned off! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Crystalary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48196820861059,"sku":"berry-dwr7-1of2-254","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/4634\/8931\/files\/IMG_9733.jpg?v=1789331973","url":"https:\/\/www.thecrystalary.com\/products\/linarite-caledonite-brochantite-blue-bell-mine-soda-mountains-san-bernardino-county-california-usa-copy","provider":"The Crystalary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}