5.4" Malachite with Azurite Crystal Specimen - Morocco

This specimen features vibrant aggregations of azurite and fibrous malachite on matrix. Azurite can be found coating barite and fluorite crystals in some small cavities around this specimen.

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.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Malachite, Azurite & Barite
LOCATION
Morocco
SIZE
5.4" long, 2.8" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#60732