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Copper & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Rudabánya, Rudabányai Mountains, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.1 × 0.9 cm
Description

A wonderful, fragile assemble of thin sculptural copper crystals, partly covered with minor malachite. Very aesthetic, looks great in each angle and represents a very rare style of copper from this famous classic locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Malachite

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