Malachite, Azurite

Specimen ID: 5XW-65U

Mineral(s)
Malachite : Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Azurite : Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Locality
As recorded:
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Dimensions
70mm x 30mm x 20mm
Description
This is a Azurite altering to Malachite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia. Exemplary, old-time Azurite from the famous Tsumeb Mine in Namibia, caught exactly halfway in the act of changing (pseudomorphing) from azurite into malachite!
Previous data
Mineral(s)
Malachite, Azurite
Name withheld

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