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Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Demidoff Mine, Mednorudyanskoye, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 3.8 × 1.8 cm
Weight: 
71.00gr
Description

Mamillary plate from this historical mines. This material was used  in the famouse  Florentine  inlay stone.

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