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Pseudomalachite from Auchencairn Mine, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

 
Pseudomalachite from Auchencairn Mine, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Pseudomalachite from Auchencairn Mine, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Pseudomalachite from Auchencairn Mine, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Pseudomalachite from Auchencairn Mine, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Pseudomalachite from Auchencairn Mine, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Pseudomalachite from Auchencairn Mine, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

DESCRIPTION:No. 82078
Mineral:Pseudomalachite
Locality:Auchencairn Mine, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Description:Rich specimen of large patches of translucent bright green pseudomalachite crystals, the rare sulfate of copper containing hydroxyl, in rounded crystal aggregates to 2 mm diameter on translucent white quartz, with a few white quartz crystals to 2 mm. Collected by John Lawson (1942-2024) and Robert Lawson
Overall Size:5.5x4x3 cm
Crystals:0.2-0.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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