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Malachite Psm Azurite

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Malachite Psm Azurite

Ex Dr F Krantz (Bonn Germany)
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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 1.1 × 1 cm
Description

Azurite crystal, prismatic, completely pseudomorphed by malachite, coated by a second generation of botroidal malachite.

Very interesting specimen, old find, oxidation zone I.

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: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...

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Best regards Roger