3.8" Azurite and Malachite on Barite - Morocco

This specimen features clusters of small, vibrant aggregations of azurite and fibrous malachite on barite and rock matrix. Fluorite can be found in small amounts throughout the matrix, as well as a metallic mineral, likely galena.

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 colors the minerals display. This association of azurite and malachite on copper-rich iron oxide matrix was found near Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco.
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SPECIES
Malachite, Azurite, Barite & Fluorite
LOCATION
Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco
SIZE
3.8" long, 2.8" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#57023