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Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite from Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco

 
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite from Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco

Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite from Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco

Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite from Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco

DESCRIPTION:No. 59336
Mineral:Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite
Locality:Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco
Description:Fibrous green malachite pseudomorph after a prismatic 15 azurite crystal with chisel-shaped termination with limonite-stained dolomite crystals to 1 mm near the earthy gossan. The azurite crystallized first, then partially altered to fibrous malachite.
Overall Size:22x21x11 mm
Crystals:15 mm pseudo
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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