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Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 4.5 × 1.2 cm
Description

A thin plate of velvety botryoidal Malachite with some small associated Cerussite crystals on the surface. Banding can be seen in cross section. Undamaged and very nice.

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
Gondwana Minerals