| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 69194 |
| Mineral: | Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Sharp, well defined green malachite pseudomorphs after azurite crystals to 24 mm. The azurite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to malachite, maintaining the original shape of the azurite crystal. Pseudomorph means False Form. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II) |
| Overall Size: | 25x21x16 mm |
| Crystals: | 3-24 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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