Aurichalcite from Kelly, New Mexico
Aurichalcite, like so many copper-bearing minerals, is blue. It is a zinc copper hydroxycarbonate and occurs in the oxidation zone of copper deposits, usually associated with malachite. However, large masses of pure aurichalcite are not common, which make
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