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Chrysocolla and Malachite from Jarilla Mountains, Orogrande District, Otero County, New Mexico

 
Chrysocolla and Malachite from Jarilla Mountains, Orogrande District, Otero County, New Mexico

Chrysocolla and Malachite from Jarilla Mountains, Orogrande District, Otero County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 11502
Mineral:Chrysocolla and Malachite
Locality:Jarilla Mountains, Orogrande District, Otero County, New Mexico
Description:Black manganese oxide matrix with bright green malachite rosettes 4 mm diameter some with transparent drusy quartz overgrowth. Very pretty specimen. Ex. Reasenberg collection #2722
Overall Size:8x5x3 cm
Crystals:2-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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