AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Scotland > Pseudomalachite |
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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