| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Chalcocite-Cuprite pseudomorphs after Azurite coated with Malachite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75503 |
| Mineral: | Chalcocite-Cuprite pseudomorphs after Azurite coated with Malachite |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Unusually large plate of fibrous green malachite crystals over chalcocite-cuprite pseudomorphs after bladed azurite crystals to 20 mm. A few of the pseudomorphs on the periphery reveal a red-brown core indicating these are composed of chalcocite-cuprite. Collected in 2012-2013 |
| Overall Size: | 13x11x1 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-20 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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