4.1" Malachite, Azurite and Baryte on Quartz - Morocco

Malachite, Azurite and Baryte on Quartz - Morocco #43832

This specimen displays incredibly blue azurite, along side aggregations of vivid green malachite, all formed over limonite coated quartz crystals. Small tabular baryte crystals can be found protruding from what could be considered the top of the specimen. Most of this specimens azurite and malachite formed in fibrous, fan-like projections over the surrounding quartz crystals.

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.

This specimen comes with an acrylic display stand.

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