Malachite psuedo after Cuprite -classic form, locale
stock #AX-18-032
Chessy Copper Mines, Chessy-les Mines, Villefranche-sur-Saone, Rhone
Rhone-Alpes,
France
4 x 3.6 x 3 CM (small miniature/ large thumbnail (toenail))
price: $1580
Spring 2019
A fine classic Chessy Malachite replacing Cuprite crystals. The stacked hoppered Octahedral crystals show fine stepped growth, skeletal structure and are quite sharp, fully undamaged on matrix. Attractive on all sides these are compound crystals with the longest crystal edge over 3 CM which is quite huge for this famed location. This type of pseudomorph is on the "short list" of highly desirable classic European minerals and this piece is far better than average. super addition to a suite of pseudomorphs, copper minerals or pseudos.
Malachite Ps after Cuprite -Classic locale and form
stock #19.1-240
Chessy Copper Mines, Chessy-les Mines, Villefranche-sur-Saone, Rhone
Rhone-Alpes,
France
1.7 x 1.5 x 1.5 CM (thumbnail)
price: $450
Spring 2019
A perfect complete octahedron of the classic Chessy, French Cuprite form pseudomorphed into Malachite. This is the most iconic habit of this famed locale, and this specimen has the very distinctive hoppered faces that are so unique on these old specimens. No damage and all sides display well, this is a 360 degree piece. An excellent thumbnail with wonderful form.