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Copper Cuprite & Malachite

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Copper Cuprite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Copper Mines, Marsberg, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
19 × 9 × 3 cm
Description

Sharp copper crystals with deep red cuprite crystals and green malachite (Mina mine)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Copper

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

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