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Malachite Psm Chalcopyrite

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Malachite Psm Chalcopyrite

ex Gera mineral day 2014

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Description
Locality: 
Caaschwitz, Gera, Thuringia, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.8 × 2 cm
Description

Nice specimen with few pseudomorphism of malachite after chalcopyrite crystals on white dolomite 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

Chalcopyrite

Formula: 
CuFeS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0