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Malachite

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Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Wushan Copper Mine, Ruichang County, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 5.2 × 4 cm
Description

A beautiful specimen of stalactite malachite perched upon a rolling carpet of intergrown malachite sprays and clusters beneath. The surface is "sparkly" due to microcrystalline secondary growth.

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
Oriental Minerals