730 CTS MORROCCO MALACHITE/AZURITE SPECIMEN MS 1851

Description

Malachite often results from weathering of copperores and is often found   together with azurite, goethite, and calcite. Except for its vibrant   green color, the properties of malachite are similar to those of azurite   and aggregates of the two minerals occur frequently together.  Malachite is more common than azurite and is typically associated with copper deposits around limestones, the source of the carbonate.

Touissit, Morocco

Aesthetic specimen, richly crystallized by small dark blue Azurite crystals and mammellonar Malachite

Size 80 X 66X 25 mm