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Malachite ps. after Azurite

$950.00

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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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This classic copper carbonate pseudomorph of green velvety Malachite totally replacing large rhombic Azurite crystals is from one of the most famous copper mines in the United States: Morenci mine in Arizona. However, good display quality pseudomorphs are not at all common from Morenci. The individual crystals on this wonderful piece reach 2.5 cm across. Some of the crystals are composites, made up of many smaller stacked crystals, but are in great condition. Unusually, the crystals are on matrix, and the only ones with any notable damage are on one edge where the crystals were previously attached to others, but this is not obvious at all, just by the presence of internal sprays of velvety green Malachite being more visible. With provenance to the 4800' Level this is a rare well documented example of this classic form and at small cabinet size it is bigger than most other specimens seen from this important mine.

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Species
Malachite, AzuriteAbout Malachite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.2 x 8.4 x 4.4 cm
Listed on07/09/2025
Locality
USA, Arizona, Morenci MineRegional guide →
SKUCC52010

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Malachite
Mineral guide
Learn about Malachite
vivid green banded crystals and botryoidal forms from copper deposits; color varieties, formation clues, and identification tips for collectors.
Malachite
Regional guide
Malachite from Morenci Mine, Arizona, USA
from the Morenci Mine is classic Arizona copper-country material: vivid green secondary copper carbonate from one of the great porphyry copper systems of the American Southwest. The most desirable specimens are not anonymous green crusts, but sculptural pieces in which malachite makes rounded balls, botryoidal coatings, velvety sprays, crystalline crusts, and, at its best, sharp pseudomorphs or sparkling aggregates set against the dark, oxidized matrix of the mine. When associated with electric-blue azurite or pale to turquoise-blue chrysocolla, Morenci malachite has the high-contrast color language that collectors immediately associate with the locality.