3.15" Rosasite and Selenite on Ferroan Dolomite - Morocco

Rosasite and Selenite on Ferroan Dolomite - Morocco #256534

This colorful specimen contains blue-green colored rosasite crystals on a bed of dark purplish ferroan dolomite. Small clusters of transparent selenite and deeper green fibrous malachite can also be found atop the dolomite.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

Rosasite is a secondary mineral that forms in oxidation zones of copper-zinc deposits, generally forming a fibrous botryoidal sphere that can appear vitreous and silky. While typically featuring a blue-green color, colorless specimens are not unheard of. The chemical formula of rosasite is CuZnCO3(OH)2.

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