Malachite after Cuprite on Azurite from Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France

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E240 - Malachite after Cuprite on Azurite $ 650 (=~ AUS$ 991) SOLD
Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France
thumbnail - 2.9 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm


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Malachite after Cuprite on Azurite from Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France [db_pics/pics/e240a.jpg] Malachite after Cuprite on Azurite from Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France [db_pics/pics/e240b.jpg]

9mm octahedral crystal of Malachite after Cuprite set in a flaoter cluster of crystallized Azurite. Historic specimen dating back to the 1800s, the locality is long closed. Usually found as loose singles, Malchite after Cuprites set in Azurite are uncommon.

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