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3.3" Azurite and Malachite with Hematite Quartz - Morocco
This specimen displays an incredibly blue layer of azurite, coating an aggregation of vivid green malachite, all formed over a bed of hematite quartz crystals. Most of this specimens azurite and malachite formed in fibrous, fan-like projections.
This specimen comes with an acrylic display stand.
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.
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.
This specimen comes with an acrylic display stand.
SPECIES
Malachite, Azurite & Quartz
LOCATION
Morocco
SIZE
3.3" long, 3.2" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#43824