| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Azurite partially altered to Malachite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 68577 |
| Mineral: | Azurite partially altered to Malachite |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Cluster of interconnected lustrous translucent vivid-blue azurite crystals to 18 mm that are partially replaced by fibrous green malachite. The azurite crystallized first then altered on the interior to malachite, leaving only a 1 mm skin of azurite. |
| Overall Size: | 3.5x3x1.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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