Aragonite, Malachite, Copper

Specimen ID: WXA-UG7

Mineral(s)
Aragonite : CaCO3
Malachite : Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Copper : Cu
Locality
As recorded:
Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
34mm x 24mm x 23mm
Description
An unusually compressed single "floater" of Copper after Aragonite from Corocoro. Typically, the tabular crystals are compressed along the "c" axis, but this one is compressed along one of the prism faces, making less equant than the majority of the pieces from this locality. A slight "dusting" of Malachite combined with the sharp, well-formed faces make it an interesting novelty piece from this classic occurrence.
Previous data
Mineral(s)
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