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Malachite

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Malachite

Ex coll. Franz Graf von Matuschka, Berlin & Natural History Museum Berlin
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Description
Locality: 
Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 7 × 2 cm
Description

A botryoidal specimen of malachite with polished parts.

Historic specimen from the 19th century.

From the Natural History Museum Berlin - ex collection Franz Graf von Matuschka, Berlin (1859 - 1943).

A  - copy -  of the original NHM Berlin label can be given to the buyer.

 

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

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