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Wulfenite & Malachite

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Wulfenite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Whim Creek Mine, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

Orange-yellow wulfenite crystal with sprays of green malachite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wulfenite

Formula: 
Pb(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria

Malachite

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