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Malachite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Rudabánya, Rudabányai Mountains, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3 × 3 cm
Description

The specimen shows very intense colour and is much better in person, the assemble is more tridimentional in person. The specimen came out Andrassy II mine and is from a small recent discovery. I acquired the specimen on a local show from Hungarian collectors. The dimension, the colour and also the assemble are remarkable for this famouse classic locality.

Mineral Data
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Malachite

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