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Malachite & Conichalcite

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Malachite & Conichalcite

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 6 × 5.2 cm
Description

An exceptional rich and beautiful Lavrion specimen with bright green malachite, minor azurite and apple-green conichalcite.

Ex Siegbert Zecha specimen

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Malachite

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

Conichalcite

Formula: 
CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Hinojosa del Duque, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain