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Malachite & Azurite

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Malachite & Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Bleiwäsche, Bad Wünnenberg, Detmold, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2.3 × 1.6 cm
Description

Malachite curls on azurite crystals.

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: 
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