Detailed information
Species
Malachite, ps. after Azurite
Dimensions
49 x 43 x 14
mm
Locality
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill Yancowinna Co., New South Wales Australia
Condition
No recorded repairs
This is a fine rare example of Malachite replacement of intergrown Azurite crystals from the Proprietary mine, Broken Hill. Miniature in size, the Malachite is a very bright lustrous green colour, pseudomorphing well-formed blocky Azurite crystals to 1.4 cm, and displaying some remnant blue Azurite on the underside of the specimen. Ex Milton Lavers collection.