31500: Rosasite replacing Malachite
replacing Azurite - Was
$30 Now $15 Ojuela Mine, MapimÃ, Mapimà Municipality, Durango, Mexico Miniature - 4.1 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm 28 grams Specimen status: Available Send an email with specimen number to order In the realm of pseudomorphs, 'double
replacements' are uncommon. The most famous of these is
rosasite replacing malachite, which had previously
replaced azurite. Such specimens are well-known from the Tsumeb Mine,
and rarely elsewhere. This double substitution example is
from a surprising (but reasonable) locality: the Ojuela Mine.
It consists of partial to complete rosasite blades to a
few mm in size rising from matrix. Where broken, a
malachite core is revealed (under magnification). The
shape is strongly suggestive of an azurite origin (compare
with these Tsumeb Mine
examples). An uncommon - if not unique - specimen;
of the 3783 Ojuela Mine
mineral specimen photos posted at Mindat, none
mention this replacement. Minor calcite is also present.
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