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Rosasite with Smithsonite - Sold
- Mina Ojuela
- Mapimí
- Durango
- Mexico
- 4.0 × 2.3 × 1.6 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Rosasite is a hydrous copper zinc carbonate related to malachite (Girgsdies & Behrens, 2012). The mineral name recalls the type locality: Miniera Rosas, Sardinia, Italy (Lovisato, 1908).
Rosasite here forms deep blue botyroids on limonite matrix, millimetric white smithsonite crystals provide contrast.
