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Malachite With Azurite

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Malachite With Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Rum Jungle, Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 7 × 3.5 cm
Weight: 
170.00gr
Description

Bright azurite crystals sprinkled on a carpet of acicular crystals.

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

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
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