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SSM653946

Calcite With Malachite

Fluorescent

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Description

Locality:

Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia

Class:

Crystal Group/Cluster

Size Range:

Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)

Size:

2.1 × 4.3 × 2.2 cm

Weight:

11.00gr

Description

Calcite with bright green acicular malachite. There is some peripheral damage. The calcite fluoresces bright orange under ultraviolet light. The small yellow balls are most likely duftite.

Mineral Data

What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of:

Aragonite and Vaterite

Formula:

CaCO₃

Strunz:

5.AB.05

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Hardness:

3.0

Streak:

White

Malachite

Formula:

Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Strunz:

5.BA.10

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Hardness:

3.5 - 4.0

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Southern Sky Minerals

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