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Malachite

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Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Vallone Stope, Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 9 × 5.5 cm
Weight: 
522.00gr
Description

Intense green tufts of crystals up to 8 mm  on alterate skarn

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