Pseudomalachite

Origin: Virneberg mine, Rheinbreitbach, N. Rhineland-Westphalen, Germany

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: Harquahala mine, Salome, La Paz Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: near Golcanda, Humboldt Co., Nevada, U.S.A.

Sample size: 6 x 4 x 3 cm with nice green almost gemmy crystals to 2 mm associated with apatite and jarosite

 

  

Origin: Haigerachtal, Gengenbach, Schwarzwald, Germany

Sample size: 8 x 5 x 5 cm

 

  

Origin: West Main pit, Tyrone Mine, Grant Co., New Mexico, United States

Sample size: 5.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm

 

  

Dark green, almost botryoidal forms or spherical aggregates to 1 mm.

Origin: Gettysburg South Pit, Tyrone mine, Grant Co., New Mexico, United States

Sample size: 7 x 3 x 3 cm

 

  

Origin: Empire mine, Yerington dist., Lyon Co., Nevada, United States

Ex. Kidwell collection, ex. Parnau collection

Sample size: 5.5 x 5 x 4 cm

 

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Origin: West Bogan mine, Tottenham, New South Wales, Australia

Sample size: .5 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm

 

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Origin: Hardway Mine, Mt. Isa District, Queensland, Australia

Sample size: thumbnail

 

Dark-green crystals after cuprite on malachite matrix

Origin: Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Australia, Australia

Sample size: thumbnail

 

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Origin: Le Bastite, France

Sample size: 3 x 4.2 cm, approximately 1.4 cm wide pocket of deep green botryoidal and massive pseudomalachite crystals

 

  

Quartz covered in a light coating of cuprous halloysite upon which have grown 1-2 mm crystals of deep green pseudomalachite.

Origin: Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg, Granite Co., Montana, U.S.A.

Sample size: 5 x 4.5 cm

 

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