| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Azurite partially altered to Malachite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 68572 |
| Mineral: | Azurite partially altered to Malachite |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Lustrous blue azurite crystals to 14 mm on contrasting white clay-coated matrix. One incomplete azurite crystal on the edge reveals the interior altered to fibrous green malachite that would result in a pseudomorph if the process continued. |
| Overall Size: | 5x3x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-14 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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