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Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 9 × 7.5 cm
Description

This is an excellent matrix specimen of malachite from Nizhnii Tagil, the historic copper mines of the Urals, which produced the malachite for the fantastic large urns and for decorative work for Imperial Russia. Seldom available old-time material.

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