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Calcite on Malachite

Calcite on Malachite

available

$300

Locality
Tsumeb, Namibia
Minerals
Calcite, Malachite
Dimensions
7.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
P278
White Calcite crystals atop a layer of botryoidal Malachite. The top surface of the Malachite is smooth and rounded while the bottom surface is satiny with small acicular crystals. Non-pseudomorphous Malachite such as this was uncommon at Tsumeb. Ex. Carl Acosta collection.
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