| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75542 |
| Mineral: | Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Fibrous green malachite pseudomorphs after bladed azurite crystals to 10 mm over microcrystals of an unknown mineral. The azurite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to malachite, maintaining the original shape of the azurite crystals. Collected in 2012-2013 |
| Overall Size: | 6x3x1.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-10 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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