| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 68460 |
| Mineral: | Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Fibrous green malachite pseudomorphs after bladed azurite crystals to 16 mm. The azurite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to malachite maintaining the original shape of the azurite crystals. Pseudomorph = false form. Collected in 2012-2013 |
| Overall Size: | 5x3x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-16 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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