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Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite from Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite from Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite from Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite from Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite from Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite from Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite from Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 63785
Mineral:Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite
Locality:Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Vivid-blue chrysocolla crystals over green malachite pseudomorphs after bladed azurite crystals to 50 mm long. The azurite crystallized first, altered molecule by molecule to malachite keeping the azurite shape, then was overgrown with chrysocolla. Ex. M. Sussman
Overall Size:5x7x3.5 cm
Crystals:5-50 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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