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Azurite with minor Malachite from 4750' Level, Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

 
Azurite with minor Malachite from 4750' Level, Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

Azurite with minor Malachite from 4750' Level, Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

Azurite with minor Malachite from 4750' Level, Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

Azurite with minor Malachite from 4750' Level, Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 73579
Mineral:Azurite with minor Malachite
Locality:4750' Level, Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona
Description:Lustrous translucent dark-blue bladed azurite crystals to 1.5 mm with minor fibrous green malachite in hemispherical aggregates to 1 mm in a cavity in brown-black limonite gossan. The azurite crystals bladed form with beveled edge faces. Collected ca. 1993
Overall Size:25x23x22 mm
Crystals:micro to 1.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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