Dolomite with Malachite after Chalcopyrite
specimen number:
1505725
location:
Touissit, Oriental, Morocco
description:
The top side of this 11.5 x 6.0 x 3.0 cm matrix is covered with rhombohedral crystals of dolomite measuring to 0.7 cm in size. Scattered richly throughout the top of this are small crystals of what were once, and in some instances still are, chalcopyrite replaced and being replaced by green malachite. In very good condition. Shipping weight: 0.54 pounds. Ex Renaud Vochten collection.
Size: 11.5 x 6.0 x 3.0 cm (cabinet)
Collection: Renaud Vochten
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