Rosasite on Malachite after Azurite
specimen number:
8282042
location:
Tsumeb mine, Otjikoto, Namibia
description: Wonderful old time classic from Namibia. A large sharp thick crystal of what was once azurite at first replaced by crystallized malachite, and then a coating of bluish green rosasite. This is in really fine condition all around. Previous label from the collection of Marshall Sussman.
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