Brochantite

Brochantite

This sample comes to us from "near Paoli", Pauls valley, Oklahoma.  The field of view is 1.25mm.  The Chemical formula is Cu4So4(OH)6.  As you can see here its colors can be green, emerald green, or black.  It is a sulfate minera. and is a common product of corrosion of bronze sculptures.

Brochantite

 It was named for Andr`e Brochant de Villers by Serve-dieu Abailard L`evy in August 1772.  The Type Locality:  Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Brochantite

I've read that it can be used in Healing:  may be used for water retention to get rid of free-radical oxides and offer protection from environmental contaminates.  It may be used  for treatment of the pancreas, prostate, spleen and to balance the flow of blood in the body.

Kisling Slide Show Part 2

Kisling Slide Show Part 2

This is hard work.  I know because I have worked on a farm up until age 18.  Many of us don't respect farmers but we should because they grow our food at great financial risk.  We should be thankful to them.  I know people who lived and grew up on a farm and still know little if nothing about them.  That is hard for me to understand!

I will try and get back to microphotomacrography now.  This project has caused me to get way behind from my three day goal of publishing this.  Sorry.