Malachite on Shattuckite

Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Miniature, 4.2 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Start Time: 07/12/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/19/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A now classic example of prismatic, rich emerald green colored Malachite sitting on a "velvety" plate of blue Shattuckite from the famous copper producing region in the Kaokoveld. The piece is essentially a "crust" of Shattuckite that is completely filled with with "needles" of Malachite, and there is no attached matrix, but it's still sturdy and beautifully crystallized. Shattuckite is not found in well-crystallized specimens, and the Namibian material is among the best and most well known Shattuckites in the world.

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