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Atacamite & Malachite

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Atacamite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 0.9 × 1 cm
Description

Atacamite and malachite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Atacamite

Formula: 
Cu2(OH)3Cl
Strunz: 
3.DA.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Atacama Region, Chile

Malachite

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