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Tenorite Paratacamite & Native Copper

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Tenorite Paratacamite & Native Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Selwyn Mine, Selwyn, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3.7 × 2.3 cm
Description

A cluster of coarse native copper crystals is partly covered with black tenorite and has numerous patched of green paratacamite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tenorite

Formula: 
CuO
Strunz: 
4.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Paratacamite

Formula: 
Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Strunz: 
3.DA.10c
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Generosa Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Copper

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

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