AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Azurite and Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 68459 |
Mineral: | Azurite and Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
Description: | Vein of green malachite with a lustrous translucent vivid-blue 19 mm azurite crystal that was replaced from the inside out with chatoyant fibrous green malachite. Areas of lustrous azurite remain where the alteration is incomplete. |
Overall Size: | 5x4x3 cm |
Crystals: | 19 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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