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Bornite & Malachite

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Bornite & Malachite

ex. Collection Dr. Winfried Böhmer (Wunstorf/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4.6 × 3.2 cm
Description

Bornite with green malachite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bornite

Formula: 
Cu5FeS4
Strunz: 
2.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Malachite

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