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Malachite With Chalcopyrite & Gypsum

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Malachite With Chalcopyrite & Gypsum

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Description
Locality: 
Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 5 × 4 cm
Weight: 
279.00gr
Description

Spray of green tufts of crystals up to 5mm side with Chalcopyrite and Gypsum on selliform Ankerite cluster

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

Chalcopyrite

Formula: 
CuFeS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White.