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Malachite

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Malachite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

Malachite pseudomorph after azurite crystals up to 1.5 cm from Tsumeb Mine.

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