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Malachite On Copper

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Malachite On Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Isa, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 5.6 × 1.8 cm
Description

A really showy specimen of Malachite on Native copper with minor Cuprite.

Old collection piece.

From the 5th level, Mount Isa Mine. Mount Isa, Queensland.

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

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0