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Malachite Psm Chalcopyrite

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Malachite Psm Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Oberellenbach, Alheim, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Nice malachite pseudomorph after chalcopyrite

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