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MD-213241
Aragonite
Wenshan Mine, Dulong ore field, Wenshan Co., Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Cabinet, 13.4 x 11.0 x 5.4 cm
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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.