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Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite from 1st Oxide Zone, Upper Level, Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:	No. 81504
Mineral:	Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite
Locality:	1st Oxide Zone, Upper Level, Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:	Well-defined green malachite pseudomorphs after blocky, rectangular azurite crystals to 25 mm. The azurite crystals formed first, then altered molecule by molecule to malachite, while maintaining the original azurite shape. Pseudomorph = false form. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and Tsumeb II, the definitive reference books on the Tsumeb Mine)
Overall Size:	4.5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:	3-25 mm pseudos
Archived:	For reference only

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