Malachite and azurite
Donated by Mr SS Bastard. Collected at East Wheal Russel Mine near Tavistock. Copper occurs as green malachite and blue azurite in this specimen. Both minerals form through weathering of other copper ores, such as chalcopyrite, a copper iron sulphide.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- Geol2364
- Collection Class
- Minerals
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Material
- antler
- Common Name
- malachite and azurite
- Simple Name
- Mineral
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
