Dragon Minerals - October 12, 2024 Update

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33770: Chrysocolla replacing Malachite replacing Azurite - $14
Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Miniature - 2.8 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
14 grams
Specimen status: Available
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This 'double replacement pseudomorph' specimen began as a small cluster of azurite crystals nestled in a limonite matrix cleft. Over time the azurite was replaced by chemically-similar malachite with retention of the original azurite morphology. In a second wave of replacement, malachite was altered to chrysocolla, producing the final product seen here. (Also possible for the original species to have been malachite, making this a single replacement.) A tiny bit too large to fit into a standard 'Perkie' thumbnail box when mounted on an appropriate acrylic base, but might be trimmable.




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