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Murdochite & Malachite

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Murdochite & Malachite

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Locality: 
Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3 × 3.5 cm
Description

Matrix with an attractive coverage of black lustrous murdochite crystals in association with green acicular malachite crystals. The murdochite crystals are particularly large for the species on this specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Murdochite

Formula: 
PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x where x<=0.5
Strunz: 
3.DB.45
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Malachite

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

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