Chrysocolla on Malachite after Azurite
specimen number:
4271370
location:
Lupoto Mine, Kakumba, Kipushi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
description: Crystals of what were likely once azurite measuring to 2.5 cm in height, these now replaced by malachite and coated by needlelike crystalline chrysocolla. This all coming off a very thin matrix and in great condition.
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