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Azurite with minor Malachite alteration from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

 
Azurite with minor Malachite alteration from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Azurite with minor Malachite alteration from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Azurite with minor Malachite alteration from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Azurite with minor Malachite alteration from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Azurite with minor Malachite alteration from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Azurite with minor Malachite alteration from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 81106
Mineral:Azurite with minor Malachite alteration
Locality:Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona
Description:Hemispherical crystallized mass of bladed translucent vivid-blue azurite crystals with no matrix. The azurite crystals on left edge of the cluster have partially altered to green malachite, which would produce pseudomorphs if the process continued. Ex. Miller #M1553; originally acquired in 2013 from Chris Wright (1946-2014); collected ca. 1960
Overall Size:6.5x5x3 cm
Crystals:5-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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