SMALL MALACHITE AND AZURITE CONCRETION - USA
« backMALACHITE AND AZURITE CONCRETION
Arizona, USA
An example of one of the unusual concretions that occur in several copper mines around the world.
They consist of azurite (blue) with a core of malachite (green). Both are copper minerals.
This specimen consists of both halves of a concretion. It is presented in a plastic display box
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Size: about 2.5 centimetres diameter (whole concretion)
Weight: 54 grams (including box)