Malachite replacing Cuprite with Azurite
specimen number:
4701181
location:
Christiana mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
description:
Octahedral crystals of what were once cuprite to 0.5 cm in size, these now in the process of being replaced by green malachite and scattered across the top of this matrix with blue crystallized azurite.
Size: 8.0 x 5.5 x 1.0 cm (small-cabinet)
Questions about this specimen?
Send an email
or call us: 314-341-1811.
See More
Related by Mineral (Malachite):
Malachite — DR Congo
Origin: Mindingi mine, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Number: (9506296)
Size: 6.5 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm (small-cabinet)
Malachite — China
Origin: Liufengshan mine, Guichi, Anhui, China
Number: (8282309)
Size: 16.0 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm (large-cabinet)
Malachite — Arizona
Origin: Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Number: (2242004)
Size: 7.0 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm (small-cabinet)