AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from France > Malachite pseudomorph after Cuprite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 41423 |
Mineral: | Malachite pseudomorph after Cuprite |
Locality: | Chessy-les-Mines, Rhône, 23 km NW of Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France |
Description: | Green malachite pseudomorph after an octahedral cuprite crystal. The cuprite crystal formed first, then malachite replaced the cuprite atom by atom resulting in the original crystal form being retained, yet the composition has changed. |
Overall Size: | 10x9x9 mm |
Crystals: | 10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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