AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 73059 |
Mineral: | Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite |
Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
Description: | Fibrous green malachite pseudomorphs after bladed azurite crystals to 18 mm on white matrix. The azurite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to malachite, while maintaining the original shape of the azurite (pseudomorph = false form). Ex. D. Miller collection #M2597; collected ca. 2010 |
Overall Size: | 5x4.5x3 cm |
Crystals: | 5-18 mm pseudos |
Archived: | For reference only |
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