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Baryte With Malachite

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Baryte With Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Limenaria, Thasos Island, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

Another specimen of these hard to find combination specimen of barite with malachite.There are cracks in the barite crystal but there is no problem of breaking.
Barite is semi-transparent,sharp and well formed making nice contrast with the green malachite crust.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0