1.8" Malachite Crystals on Barite - Morocco

This specimen features vibrant aggregations of small malachite crystals on and surrounding a bed of barite. Some small fluorite cube segments can be found on this specimen as well.

Azurite and malachite are known to form in union with each other since their chemical makeup is very similar. In fact, the presence of more or less water in the location of formation is enough to determine whether an abundance of malachite over azurite, or vise-versa, will accumulate.

These minerals tend to be found near copper deposits, which accounts for the vibrant colors the minerals display. This association of azurite and malachite on copper-rich, iron oxide matrix was found near M'Cissi, Alnif, Tinghir Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco.
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SPECIES
Malachite & Barite
LOCATION
Morocco
SIZE
1.8" long, 1.4" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#61754