Chrysocolla Crystal - Height: 6.8 cm - Width: 5.3 cm- 0.04 kg

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Chrysocolla crystal from Lupoton Mine, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a pseudomorph after azurite with malachite replacing azurite; weight 0.04 kg, dimensions 6.8 × 5.3 cm.

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Chrysocolla on Malachite after Azurite – Lupoton Mine, D.R. Congo

A beautiful example of this remarkable pseudomorphosis. In this piece, the original azurite crystals have been replaced by malachite. The malachite is then replaced by chrysocolla or is overgrown with chrysocolla.

Colorful and mineralogically interesting specimen from the Congo.

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Chrysocolla on Malachite after Azurite – Lupoton Mine, D.R. Congo

A beautiful example of this remarkable pseudomorphosis. In this piece, the original azurite crystals have been replaced by malachite. The malachite is then replaced by chrysocolla or is overgrown with chrysocolla.

Colorful and mineralogically interesting specimen from the Congo.

23.01.42

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Main mineral
Chrysocolla
Mineral form
Crystal
Supplement
Chrysocolla on Malachite after Azurite – Lupoton Mine, D.R. Kongo
Weight
0.04 kg
Origin (region/city)
Lupoton Mine, D.R. Kongo
Country of origin
DR Congo
Height
6.8 cm
Width
5.3 cm
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