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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72293 |
| Mineral: | Azurite with fibrous Malachite cores |
| Locality: | New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent blue azurite crystals with cores of fibrous green malachite crystals. The azurite crystals were altered from the inside to fibrous green malachite, with only a thin skin remaining of the original azurite. Ex. G. McLoughlin collection, acquired in 1992 from P. Olson |
| Overall Size: | 3.5x3x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-25 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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