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Rosasite, Malachite, Azurite

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Scott Rudolph
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Rosasite pseudomorph after malachite pseudomorph after azurite, 5 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia. Jeff Scovil photo.

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Species
Rosasite, Azurite, MalachiteAbout Rosasite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions5.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 304

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Rosasite
Mineral guide
Learn about Rosasite
copper-zinc carbonate hydroxide with vivid blue-green, velvety botryoids; prized for color, texture, and classic localities like Laurion and Ojuela.
Rosasite
Regional guide
Rosasite from Tsumeb, Namibia
from Tsumeb is a connoisseur’s mineral: rarely the loudest species on the specimen, but often the one that makes a Tsumeb piece intellectually irresistible. In the hand it appears as silky blue-green to turquoise mammillary coatings, fine fibrous lawns, sheaflike aggregates, and — most coveted of all — pseudomorphs after earlier copper carbonates. The best examples have the unmistakable Tsumeb look: a tight paragenetic story preserved in color and texture, with rosasite woven among azurite, malachite, cerussite, willemite, smithsonite, duftite, mimetite, calcite, dolomite, and quartz.