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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 42000 |
| Mineral: | Azurite and Malachite |
| Locality: | Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco |
| Description: | Elongated dark-blue azurite crystals up to 25 mm with lustrous faces and terminations with complex patterns of smaller faces. A few of the azurite crystals are partially altered to green malachite, that if continued would have resulted in pseudomorphs. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #62; acquired in 1985 from R. Behnke |
| Overall Size: | 5x4x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 10-25 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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