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Malachite & Heterogenite

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Malachite & Heterogenite

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Description
Locality: 
Mutanda Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 6 × 6 cm
Description

Lustrous translucent dark green malachite crystals on dark grey heterogenite

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

Heterogenite

Formula: 
CoO(OH)
Strunz: 
4.FE.20
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Wolfgang Maaßen Mine field, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany