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Cuprite Malachite & Native Copper

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Cuprite Malachite & Native Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Excellent minature of 1cm psuedomorph of cuprite by malachite on matrix of native copper, malachite and quartz

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Malachite

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

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

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