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Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Tingherla Mine, Roveda, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 9.7 × 7.6 cm
Weight: 
344.00gr
Description

Sizeable drusy of velvety malachite coating mikly quartz from this classic Italian mine. Tens of spheroids, masses and tufts coat iron oxide-stained walls of the quartz, while masses of brassy chalcopyrite appear as well. Upon a quick ID, paler spheroids should be aurichalcite, and some dark green phase should be possible brochantite. It might be worth checking it out at 10x for other species too.
 
Rather large for the locality. From a recent find later in 2019.

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

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