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Malachite Psm Azurite

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Malachite Psm Azurite

Ex J & S Mommers Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 3.3 × 3.3 cm
Description

An impressive large malachite after azurite pseudomorph from Tsumeb. This showy, old-timer is doubly terminated. The sharp termination is broken, but healed and the other termination is growing into a matrix covered with small balls of duftite and clusters of cerussite. This very sharp, blocky crystal has a nice chatoyant sparkle to the malachite and retains a good luster to the dark blue unaltered azurite portions of the crystal

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...
Earthstones Australia

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