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Chrysocolla Psm Malachite Psm Azurite

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Chrysocolla Psm Malachite Psm Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Lupoto Mine, Kakumba, Kipushi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 5.5 × 3.1 cm
Description

A complex pseudomorph specimen! Much like the myriad of these specimens that found their way to market, this piece is rich with chrysocolla and even some lustrous malachite on the surface of the specimen. Aside from the distinct chrysocolla ps. malachite ps. azurite crystals, this piece features another interesting pseudomorph that appears to be chrysocolla after calcite!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

Malachite

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

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...
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