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Demesmaekerite & Malachite

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Demesmaekerite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Clusters of sharp green demesmaekerite crystals with green acicular malachite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Demesmaekerite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
4.JJ.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Malachite

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