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Malachite & Chalcedony

Ex Dr F Krantz (Bonn Germany), ex ?
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 5 × 3 cm
Description

A Chilean specimen from 1869: radial aggregates of acicular malachite are partly covered by a layer of whitish chalcedony/quartz, all on brownish rock/gossan matrix. On the older label the malachite was identified as atacamite, which was crossed out later, and a second label was added (of Krantz).

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

Chalcedony

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kadıköy (Chalcedon), Istanbul Province, Marmara Region, Turkey

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Best regards Roger