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Azurite with Malachite core from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

 
Azurite with Malachite core from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Azurite with Malachite core from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Azurite with Malachite core from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Azurite with Malachite core from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Azurite with Malachite core from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 73768
Mineral:Azurite with Malachite core
Locality:Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Description:Wedge-shaped group of lustrous translucent blue parallel azurite crystals with striated surfaces and lustrous faces. One side of the azurite crystal cluster reveals the core of the azurite altered to fibrous green malachite. Collected in 2007
Overall Size:20x12x10 mm
Crystals:3-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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