{"product_id":"chrysocolla-ps-after-malachite-ps-after-azurite-with-quartz-19","title":"CHRYSOCOLLA ps. after MALACHITE ps. after AZURITE  with QUARTZ","description":"The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa and the Kolwezi mining district lies to its far mid-south.  This superb specimen of Chrysocolla pseudomorphing after Malachite pseudomorphing after Azurite with Quartz is from the Tenke-Fungurume area and is from a find made in about 2018.  These are a lot of successions of pseudomorphing to get your head around.  Hence the basic crystal morphology of this small cabinet specimen is that of Azurite blades, the largest forming a spear-like structure 5 cm tall.  Where the brilliant sky blue Chrysocolla has not completely replaced the mid-generation emerald green Malachite, the latter is visible around the base and in pseudomorphed crystals where their terminations are removed.  The final stage of mineral deposition was a complete coating of micro-crystallised colourless Quartz which make the Chrysocolla sparkle and dramatically intensifies its colour.  A showy and highly aesthetic Chrysocolla pseudomorph.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57781133967695,"sku":"CC20998","price":2072.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC20998_ea1f1e16-4607-4f4e-83bd-caeb762d3709.jpg?v=1783978791","url":"https:\/\/crystalclassics.co.uk\/products\/chrysocolla-ps-after-malachite-ps-after-azurite-with-quartz-19","provider":"Crystal Classics UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}