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Azurite on Chrysocolla from Morenci Mine, Northwest Extension, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

 
Azurite on Chrysocolla from Morenci Mine, Northwest Extension, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

Azurite on Chrysocolla from Morenci Mine, Northwest Extension, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 45675
Mineral:Azurite on Chrysocolla
Locality:Morenci Mine, Northwest Extension, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona
Description:Rosettes to 7 mm diameter of lustrous blue azurite crystals to 1 mm on powdery blue-green botryoidal chrysocolla coating two sides of blocky matrix. There the chrysocolla flaked away green malachite is visible beneath. Collected in 1992
Overall Size:9x8x6 cm
Crystals:1 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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