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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 68583 |
| Mineral: | Azurite and Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Vivid-blue wedge-shaped azurite crystals to 17 mm with fibrous green malachite on the edges. The azurite crystals partially altered to malachite from the inside out, resulting in only a thin veneer of azurite on the outer surfaces that gives vivid color. |
| Overall Size: | 5x3.5x1.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-17 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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