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Olivenite and Malachite from Lake Mine (Gunnis Lake Mine?), Cornwall, England

 
Olivenite and Malachite from Lake Mine (Gunnis Lake Mine?), Cornwall, England

Olivenite and Malachite from Lake Mine (Gunnis Lake Mine?), Cornwall, England

Olivenite and Malachite from Lake Mine (Gunnis Lake Mine?), Cornwall, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 55519
Mineral:Olivenite and Malachite
Locality:Lake Mine (Gunnis Lake Mine?), Cornwall, England
Description:Lustrous prismatic transparent olive-green olivenite crystals to 1 mm with bright green malachite microcrystals in flattened circular aggregates that were described as being pseudomorphs after mcguinnessite.
Overall Size:26x20x13 mm
Crystals:micro to 1 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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