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Malachite, Azurite

Source volume: 52, issue: 5, PDF page: 40. Label: Figure 71. Azurite on malachite, 7.8 cm, recovered in 2010 from the Tolvas Duales Pocket, 1100 level of the Milpillas mine. Lauren Megaw collection; Jeff Scovil photo.


Won the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show Lidstrom Trophy in 2011

Product details

SpeciesMalachite, Azurite
Added on10/22/2024
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Volume: 52, Issue: 5 page 526
Current owner
Lauren Megaw
Lauren Megaw
Member since 2026

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