Copper-after-Aragonite
specimen number:
8034689
location:
San Augustin mine, Corocoro, La Paz, Bolivia
description:
Classic pseudomorph specimen for this locality with several crystals of what were once pseudo-hexagonal twinned aragonite to 1.1 cm in size now replaced by native copper and on a sheet of crystallized native copper. In my experience most of these are found is loose crystals, kind of need an unusual to be on matrix.
Size: 9.0 x 6.5 x 1.5 cm (small-cabinet)
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