| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 46041 |
| Mineral: | Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
| Locality: | New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona |
| Description: | Velvety green malachite pseudomorphs after blocky azurite crystals to 12 mm across. The azurite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to malachite, maintaining the original form of the azurite. |
| Overall Size: | 8x6x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-12 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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