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Malachite & Chalcopyrite

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Malachite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Llynclys Quarry, Llanyblodwel, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3 × 3 cm
Description

Verdant green micro crystalline malachite coating a chalcopyrite matrix.

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

Chalcopyrite

Formula: 
CuFeS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
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