| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite with Cerussite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 40454 |
| Mineral: | Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite with Cerussite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Dull green malachite pseudomorphs after prismatic azurite crystals up to 40 mm intermixed with transparent brown cerussite crystals up to 10 mm, many exhibiting complex twinning. The malachite replaced the azurite atom by atom keeping the original form. Ex. Ron Bentley (1948-1995) |
| Overall Size: | 11x8x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-40 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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