Hummingbird Mine Shattuckite / Chrysocolla is a new product introduced to the market in late 2023. It’s highly silicated material with Shattuckite, Chrysocolla and Tenorite. Other minerals such as Malachite or Cuprite are sometimes present.
The location where this unique material is found is a closely guarded secret to help protect it from thieves. We do know that it comes from a registered claim somewhere near Phoenix, Arizona. The claim is probably somewhere in Maricopa County.
This amazing rock features a wonderful mix of colors from the unique mix of minerals that is found in this rock.
- Shattuckite, a copper silicate hydroxide mineral (Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2), with a beautiful denim blue color.
- Chrysocolla, a silicate mineral ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O), with a color that is sometimes confused with turquoise.
- Dark areas of Tenorite (CuO), a gray to black colored copper oxide mineral.
- Occasionally Cuprite (Cu2O) a beautiful red colored copper oxide can be found in this beautiful rock.
Most of the Hummingbird Mine Shattuckite being extracted at this time is coming from a vein of quartz that is approximately two inches thick. The miners say they are at the top of the vein at this time and expect it to get thicker as they dig deeper. The blue pockets of Shattuckite and Chrysocolla are accented by dark Tenorite.
We were also able to aquire some unique material that came from one of the side pits. While this material has many of the same minerals as the quartz layer, it is much darker with a dark copper ore matrix with veins of Shattuckite, Chrysocolla, Tenorite and Cuprite.
We were very fortunate to get a few nice pieces of Hummingbird Mine Shattuckite. The price for this amazing material has already doubled in 7 days.