 | "A cluster of azurite, pseudomorphing to malachite in places, from New Mexico. The color is a deeper blue than the pic shows. Malachite is an impostor of its own. It frequently pseudomorphs the closely associated mineral azurite. A pseudomorph is a mineral specimen where the original mineral has been chemically replaced by another mineral, but the outward appearance is still retained. Pseudomorph means "false shape" in latin parlance. The transformation is fascinating and sometimes leaves a nearly perfect azurite crystal shape that is actually malachite. Often the transformation is incomplete and leaves a blue/green mineral specimen unlike any other. A gem trade name is used for ornamental stones with this combination called azur-malachite." Location: Grant County, New Mexico
Size: 4.1 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm.
Weight: 1.5 lbs.
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$85.00 |