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Baryte & Malachite

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Baryte & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 6 × 3.4 cm
Description

Twopale yellow clusters of yellow coloured barite sit amongst isolated dark green balls of malachite, from the Monster Mine at Burra Burra.

This material was collected in the late 1970's when opencut mining was undertaken.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
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