AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 75509 |
Mineral: | Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
Description: | Fibrous green malachite pseudomorphs after large azurite crystals to 25 mm (!) with white dickite where they were attached. The fibrous structure of the malachite give the surfaces chatoyancy that reflect light brightly, but all surfaces are undamaged. Collected in 2012-2013 |
Overall Size: | 7.5x5x4.5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-20 mm pseudos |
Archived: | For reference only |
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