Petitjeanite

  
This specimen has an exposed vug with two crystal groups of the dark mineral petitjeanite (yellow arrows). Also found is a small pseudomorph of malachite after calcite.
Origin: Hohenstein, Reichenbach, Saxony, Germany
Sample size: 3.6 x 3.3 x 1.4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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