Cuprian Aragonite

Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China
Cabinet, 13.4 x 11.0 x 5.4 cm
Start Time: 02/12/2009 8:15:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/19/2009 8:15:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A large specimen of aragonite from Wenshan, where the pretty blue hemimorphites come from - but these cupric aragonites get their color from the copper content. They look a lot like coral, and chemically, are very similar - but created by stalactitc deposition rather than deposition by tiny sea creatures!

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