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Malachite over Azurite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

 
Malachite over Azurite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Malachite over Azurite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Malachite over Azurite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 65732
Mineral:Malachite over Azurite
Locality:Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
Description:Hemispherical green malachite formations to 3 mm diameter over a thin layer of blue azurite microcrystals lining the surfaces of a small cavity in brown limonite gossan. Ex. D. Miller collection #M711, collected ca. 1960
Overall Size:4.5x2.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 1 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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