2.9" Rosasite & Selenite On Ferroan Dolomite - Morocco

Rosasite & Selenite On Ferroan Dolomite - Morocco #256357

This colorful specimen contains blue-green colored rosasite crystals on a bed of purplish ferroan dolomite. Small translucent selenite crystals and clusters of fibrous malachite can be found atop the dolomite as well as enshrouding the rosasite crystal formations.

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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