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Azurite with Malachite on Calcite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

 
Azurite with Malachite on Calcite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Azurite with Malachite on Calcite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Azurite with Malachite on Calcite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Azurite with Malachite on Calcite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 45898
Mineral:Azurite with Malachite on Calcite
Locality:Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
Description:Sparkling cluster of lustrous translucent blue azurite crystals to 14 mm long with 1 mm diameter hemispherical rosettes of acicular green malachite crystals on sparkling transparent limonite-stained calcite microcrystals.
Overall Size:8x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:1-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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