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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 68493 |
| Mineral: | Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Chatoyant green fibrous malachite crystals with several malachite pseudomorphs after azurite crystals to 18 mm. The azurite crystallized first, then altered from within to malachite, leaving only a thin shell of azurite on the outer faces. |
| Overall Size: | 6x5.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-18 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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