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Malachite & Azurite & Calcite

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Malachite & Azurite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
M'Ssici, Alnif, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Description

Green malachite blades pseudomorphing azurite and blue azurite crystals with colorless calcite on a limonite matrix

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

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White