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Malachite On Azurite

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Malachite On Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Worturpa Mine, Gammon Ranges National Park, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 4 × 3.8 cm
Description

An old time specimen from the Worturpa Mine in the Gammon Ranges, which was collected long before the mine was incorporated in the current Vulkathuna_Gammon Ranges National Park. The park encompasses a large area of the northern Flinders Ranges.

Bright green malachite crystals in botyroidal mounds overlays deep royal blue azurite rozettes from anow defunct location in the Flinders Ranges

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

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
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Earthstones Australia

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