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Kasolite & Malachite

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Kasolite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
British Empire Mine, Northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5.7 × 3 cm
Weight: 
95.00gr
Description

Very interesting specimen of kasolite and malachite on granite matrix from an little know Australian site, and very difficult to obtain in the European mineralogical market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kasolite

Formula: 
Pb(UO2)[SiO4]·H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Malachite

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

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