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Malachite over Chalcocite-Cuprite pseudomorphs after Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

 
Malachite over Chalcocite-Cuprite pseudomorphs after Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Malachite over Chalcocite-Cuprite pseudomorphs after Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Malachite over Chalcocite-Cuprite pseudomorphs after Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Malachite over Chalcocite-Cuprite pseudomorphs after Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 60793
Mineral:Malachite over Chalcocite-Cuprite pseudomorphs after Azurite
Locality:Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Description:Plate of fibrous green malachite over dark-metallic chalcocite-cuprite pseudomorphs after azurite crystals to 5 mm on a plate of gray-metallic hematite on the rear. The pseudomorph's composition is chalcocite mixed with cuprite. Collected in 2012-2013
Overall Size:4x3.5x1 cm
Crystals:2-5 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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