Primary Malachite with Cerussite

Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Small Cabinet, 8.0 x 6.3 x 3.0 cm
Start Time: 02/02/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/20/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

This attractive, asparagus green Malachite fans out in two directions from a central core, and the luster on all sides is very good. The main fan is 4 cm across, and nestled between the two are small Cerussite crystals. This is a very fine example of one habit of the shimmering, aesthetic Malachite from this famous district....almost unique among primary malachites in style. Primary malachite of this size is quite rare - most malachite in large crystals we see is actually seconary formations, as a replacement (pseudomorph) after previous azurite.

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