Malachite

Malachite pseudomorph after azurite

Malachite on cerussite

Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia

Sample size: 7.5 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm (top), 4.3 x 3.4 x 1.5 cm (2nd row), ?? (bottom)

Origin: Musinoi Mine, Katanga Province, Zaire

Sample size: 2.2 x 2 x 1.6 cm

Malachite pseudomorph after azurite

Origin: Touissit, Morocco

Sample size: 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm

Origin: Shaba Province, Zaire

Sample size: 6.8 x 6.5 x 4.2 cm

Origin: Kolwezi, Zaire

Sample size: 12.3 x 10.3 x 6.0 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

Origin: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia

Sample size: 5.2 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm

Malachite on chrysocolla

Origin: Star of the Congo Mine, Shaba, Congo (Zaire)

Sample size: 9.3 x 9.3 x 5.4 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Dan Weinrich

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