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Malachite on Copper-Cuprite from Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona

 
Malachite on Copper-Cuprite from Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona

Malachite on Copper-Cuprite from Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona

Malachite on Copper-Cuprite from Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 37389
Mineral:Malachite on Copper-Cuprite
Locality:Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
Description:Fibrous green malachite crystals almost completely coating brown matrix of native copper and reddish cuprite. The malachite crystals are translucent with lustrous faces forming chatoyant aggregates. Ex. John Albanese (1898-1969), ex. John Albanese, Jr.
Overall Size:9x6x4.5 cm
Crystals:1-9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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