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Cuprite & Malachite

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Cuprite & Malachite

Collected by John & Robert Lawson
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
New Cliffe Hill Quarry, Stanton under Bardon, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 3 × 0.7 cm
Weight: 
10.00gr
Description

A nice classic New Cliffe Hill example of malchite and cuprite from the now, non-existant, 'Copper Lode' which was completely blasted in the late 1990's. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Malachite

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

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