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Malachite Psm Copper

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Malachite Psm Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Wolf Mine, Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

A sample of malachite covering copper on limonitic matrix from Wolf Mine, which is the famous german locality for rhodochrosite.

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

Copper

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