Malachite after Azurite with Mottramite, Azurite
specimen number:
8282043
location:
Tsumeb mine, Otjikoto, Namibia
description:
A wonderful small cabinet example from this old classic locality. A sharp crystal of what was once azurite measuring 2.1 cm across his standing up from a matrix of crystallized mottramite. The azurite crystals are replaced by chatoyant green crystallized malachite. The specimen is in excellent condition. A second very generation of lustrous blue crystallized azurite is scattered throughout. The specimen comes with a previous collection sheet showing a photograph of the piece and a short description. The specimen at one time or another was in the collections of Wouter van Tichelen, Marshall Sussman and Joseph Frielich.
Size: 6.0 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm (small-cabinet)
Collection: Eugenio Andrades
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