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Malachite Cuprite & Quartz

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Malachite Cuprite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 3.5 × 2.3 cm
Description

Very interest specimen with small malachite crystals on quartz crystals. Cuprite shows here crystal faces, but the most is massive.

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

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White