| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite on matrix |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75534 |
| Mineral: | Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite on matrix |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Chatoyant green fibrous malachite pseudomorphs after bladed azurite crystals to 15 mm. The azurite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to malachite maintaining the original shape of the azurite crystals. Pseudomorph means false form. Collected in 2012-2013, early in the development of this mine |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x4x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 10-15 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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