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Chalcocite & Malachite Psm Fossil Wood

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Chalcocite & Malachite Psm Fossil Wood

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Nacimiento Mine, San Pablo, Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6.8 × 5 cm
Description

Very unusual specimen. A log made entirely of chalcocite with a little malachite. This material was really mined as an ore a long time ago. Nowadays only little has survived.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcocite

Formula: 
Cu2S
Strunz: 
2.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Malachite

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

Wood

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Plant

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