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Heterogenite & Malachite

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Heterogenite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 3.5 × 2.3 cm
Description

Malachite and heterogenite crystals on matrix. Came out from Etoile, Congo. Weight: 32gr Will be wrapped in lead foil.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Heterogenite

Formula: 
CoO(OH)
Strunz: 
4.FE.20
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Wolfgang Maaßen Mine field, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Malachite

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