Chrysocolla
Libiola Mine, Sestri Levante, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Chrysocolla pseudomorph after cuprite crystals. Visually identified.
The original crystals of cuprite, with acicular formations, have undergone a total transformation in chrysocolla, while maintaining their original form, iso-oriented.
Sample discovered on 07-Dec-2013
Collection Flavio G. Taricco
Photo B. Marello
© Flavio Giuseppe Taricco