| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 46869 |
| Mineral: | Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Large cluster of fibrous green malachite pseudomorphs after large bladed azurite crystals to 70 mm long. The azurite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to malachite maintaining the original form of the azurite crystals. Ex. Kathage collection (Namibia) |
| Overall Size: | 15x10x10 cm |
| Crystals: | 10-73 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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