12961: Chrysocolla replacing Calcite with
Calcite and Malachite - $16 Bonanza Mine, ConcepciĆ³n del Oro, ConcepciĆ³n del Oro Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico Small cabinet - 6.9 x 4.4 x 2.6 cm 52 grams Specimen status: Reserved Send an email with specimen number to order Pastel blue chrysocolla, some forming
sharp replacement of calcite crystals, cover the display
face. A second generation of translucent calcites are
clustered at one edge of the display face. On the back are
abundant, pale green, fibrous malachite; this same
material is most likely the origin of the chrysocolla
color. Minor, botryoidal goethite. Nice condition.
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