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Murdochite & Rosasite

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Murdochite & Rosasite

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Description
Locality: 
Dos Adrianas Mine, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5 × 4 cm
Description

Hundreds of bright cubes appear on both sides of the display. also malachite crystals that were replaced by rosasite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Murdochite

Formula: 
PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x where x<=0.5
Strunz: 
3.DB.45
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Rosasite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Rosas Mine, Narcao, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy

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