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Malachite Psm Azurite With Wulfenite

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Malachite Psm Azurite With Wulfenite

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Description
Locality: 
Whim Creek Mine, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

A superb example of this rare classic material! The crystal sits proudly on pedestal of thin matrix, full of smaller crystals of malachite and wulfenite. The crystal itself is a rosette of velvet luster and is complete all around and without damage. One of the best pieces I've ever had from there, you can keep it as a miniature,or even trim a superb thumbnail easily out of it!

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

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...

Wulfenite

Formula: 
Pb(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria

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