Azurite, Malachite, Calcite from Bisbee District, Cochise County, Arizona
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 78551
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| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite, Calcite
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| Locality: | Bisbee District, Cochise County, Arizona |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent dark-blue azurite crystals to 9 mm on contrasting white aggregates of calcite microcrystals on brown gossan. Many of the azurite crystals have green malachite cores the result of partial alteration to malachite pseudomorphs. |
| Overall Size: | 4x3.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 9 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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