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Malachite

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Locality: 
Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 4.3 × 2.3 cm
Description

Well-developed primary malachite crystals with very good lustre richly covering a floater specimen. The piece is part of the stock of Mr. Robert Verdoot, who worked in the laboratories of UMHK in Lubumbashi, and after the riots and the declaration of independence of Congo in 1960, he turned back to Belgium. Therefore, this specimen was collected before 1960. Beautiful example of a classic locality.

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

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