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Quartz over Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite from Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Quartz over Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite from Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Quartz over Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite from Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Quartz over Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite from Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Quartz over Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite from Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 90112
Mineral:Quartz over Chrysocolla over Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite
Locality:Luputo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Quartz micros on blue chrysocolla over malachite pseudomorphs after bladed azurite crystals to 20 mm. The azurite crystallized first, altered molecule by molecule to malachite, keeping the azurite shape, then was overgrown with chrysocolla, then quartz. Ex. M. Sussman
Overall Size:6.5x4x4 cm
Crystals:micro to 1 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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