Malachite replacing Copper with Malachite, Calcite - image 1
Malachite replacing Copper with Malachite, Calcite - image 2
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Malachite replacing Copper with Malachite, Calcite

Unknown Owner
Elongated twinned crystal groupings of what were once native copper measuring to 1.5 cm in length are now replaced by green malachite and scattered richly throughout a matrix with botryoidal green crystallized malachite. Minor calcite is present. This is in super condition.

Product details

Species
Copper, Malachite, CalciteAbout Copper →
SizeCabinet
Dimensions12.0 x 8.5 x 5.0 cm
Added on10/25/2024
Locality
Mexico, Durango, Ojuela Mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
01/2025Unknown Owner$1,050.00
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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Copper
Mineral guide
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native copper with spinel-twinned crystals and arborescences; notable from Lake Superior, Itauz, Dongchuan, Corocoro, prized for color and localities.
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Copper from Ojuela Mine
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