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Malachite

Ex coll. Dipl. Min. Ulrich Vetter, Hannover
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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

A cluster of crystallised malachite with minor dolomite.

Old-time specimen found around 1980

 

Ex collection Dipl. Min. Ulrich Vetter, Hannover - with original handwritten label

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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