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Native Copper & Malachite

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Native Copper & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7 × 4 cm
Description

A large nugget of native copper and limonite. In the vugs are several sprays of vivid primary malachite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Malachite

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