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Azurite partially altered to Malachite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Azurite partially altered to Malachite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Azurite partially altered to Malachite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Azurite partially altered to Malachite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Azurite partially altered to Malachite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 72141
Mineral:Azurite partially altered to Malachite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Many lustrous elongated translucent dark-blue azurite crystals that partially altered to fibrous green malachite. If the azurite crystals had fully altered to malachite they would have formed malachite pseudomorphs after azurite. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:4x3x3 cm
Crystals:10-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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