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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 82721
Mineral:Azurite with Malachite
Locality:Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Description:Several lustrous blue azurite crystals with cores of green fibrous malachite crystal alteration. The azurite crystals are flattened rhombohedral form with striated crystal faces. The altered azurite crystals have a 0.5 mm thin skin over malachite cores. Ex. Miller collection T3946; acquired in 2018 from E. Greene.
Overall Size:27x17x17 mm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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